全ぜん般ぱん

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Meanings

Refers to the entirety of something, often used with nouns like 分野, 傾向, or 状況 to mean 'the whole field' or 'overall trend'.

Used as a suffix after a noun to mean 'the whole of ...' or '... in general'. Common in formal or written contexts.

〈事こと〉全般にわたるぜんぱんにわたるto span the whole of ~; to cover ~ across the board
この問もん題だいは社しゃ会かい全ぜん般ぱんにわたる深しん刻こくな課か題だいだ。
This problem is a serious issue that spans across society as a whole.
〈事こと〉全般についてぜんぱんについてregarding ~ in general; concerning the whole of ~
経けい済ざい全ぜん般ぱんについて専せん門もん家かの意い見けんを聞きいた。
I asked an expert for their opinion on the economy in general.
〈事こと〉全般に詳しいぜんぱんにくわしいwell-versed in ~ as a whole
彼かれはIT技ぎ術じゅつ全ぜん般ぱんに詳くわしい。
He is knowledgeable about IT technology in general.

全ぜん体たいN3sense 1
全体 is more concrete and often means the whole of a body or object, while 全般 is more abstract and refers to the whole of a field or range.
一いっ般ぱんN3sense 2
一般 describes what is common or usual across cases, whereas 全般 refers to the entirety of a specific field or scope.
総そう合ごうN1sense 1
総合 means combining separate things into a synthesis or comprehensive whole, as in 総合病院, while 全般 just refers to the whole scope of something already unified.
全ぜん域いきN1
全般 refers to the overall scope of something abstract, such as a subject or category, while 全域 is more concrete, describing a specific physical area or professional field.

一いち部ぶN2sense 1
一部 means 'a part' of something, the direct opposite of 全般's sense of 'the whole' or 'entirety'.

先せん般ぱん
先般 (せんぱん, 'recently') and 全般 (ぜんぱん, 'overall, general') sound alike but differ by one consonant and mean completely different things.

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Compound of 全 (zen, 'all, whole') and 般 (han, 'sort, kind'). The combination conveys the idea of 'all kinds' or 'the whole range'.