合がっ切さい

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Meanings

Used to refer to the entirety of something, often in the phrase 合切袋 (がっさいぶくろ) meaning a bag containing all one's belongings. The standalone use is somewhat literary or old-fashioned.

合がっ切さい袋ぶくろ一ひとつで旅たびに出でた。
He set off on a journey with just one bag containing all his belongings.
彼かれは財ざい産さんを合がっ切さい失うしなった。
He lost his entire fortune.

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Kanji

合fit, suit, join
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

全ぜん部ぶ
全部 is the common, everyday word for 'all' or 'everything'. 合切 is rare and carries a nuance of 'everything one has' or 'the whole lot', often used in set phrases.
一いっ切さい
一切 means 'all' or 'everything' but is more common in negative sentences (一切〜ない). 合切 is not restricted to negative contexts and is less common.

Word family

一いっ切さい合がっ切さい
everything; the whole lot; without exception
合がっ切さい袋ぶくろ
traveling bag; hold-all

Written forms

合がっ切さいUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
がっさいUsage31%

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 合 (together) and 切 (cut/limit) may suggest 'all together' or 'the whole lot', but the word is not transparently derived from these meanings.