全ぜん貌ぼう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

full picture; whole story; complete view

Refers to seeing or understanding something in its entirety, including all details and aspects. Often used with verbs like 明らかになる, 見える, or 把握する.

事じ件けんの全ぜん貌ぼうがまだ明あきらかになっていない。
The full picture of the incident has not yet come to light.
この資し料りょうだけでは計けい画かくの全ぜん貌ぼうは見みえてこない。
You can't see the whole plan from just these materials.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の全ぜん貌ぼうが明あきらかになるfor the full picture of something to come to light
事じ件けんの全ぜん貌ぼうが明あきらかになった。
The full picture of the incident came to light.
〈事こと〉の全ぜん貌ぼうを明あきらかにするto reveal the full picture of something
警けい察さつは事じ件けんの全ぜん貌ぼうを明あきらかにした。
The police revealed the full picture of the case.
〈事こと〉の全ぜん貌ぼうを把は握あくするto grasp the full picture of something
まだ被ひ害がいの全ぜん貌ぼうを把は握あくできていない。
We still haven't grasped the full extent of the damage.
〈事こと〉の全ぜん貌ぼうが判はん明めいするfor the full picture of something to become known
事じ故この全ぜん貌ぼうが判はん明めいした。
The full picture of the accident became known.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
貌form, appearance, countenance

Related words

全ぜん体たい像ぞう
全体像 is the everyday word for 'overall picture', while 全貌 is a slightly more formal term often used in news or analytical writing.
実じっ態たいN1
実態 emphasizes the true, often hidden, state of affairs, whereas 全貌 emphasizes seeing every part of something in its entirety.
概がい要ようN1
概要 is a brief summary that omits detail, while 全貌 implies a complete, detailed understanding of the whole thing.
全ぜん容よう
全貌 and 全容 both mean 'the full picture', but 全容 is the more common, everyday choice in modern Japanese while 全貌 sounds slightly more literary.

Etymology

Compound of 全 (zen, 'all, whole') and 貌 (bō, 'appearance, form'). The kanji 貌 is less common in everyday writing but appears in formal compounds like 全貌 and 美貌 (bibō, 'beautiful face').