合ごう計けい

ご

う

け

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Used for the total of numbers, amounts, or costs. Common as a noun and with する to mean 'to total up' or 'to add up to'.

今こん月げつの支し出しゅつの合ごう計けいを計けい算さんしてください。
Please calculate the total of this month's expenses.
これら

の

数すう

字じ

を

合ごう

計けい

する

と

、

1000

に

なり

ます

。

If you total these figures, they come to 1000.

総そう計けい
総計 is more formal and often used for grand totals in reports or statistics, while 合計 is the everyday word for any sum.
合がっ算さん
合算 emphasizes the act of adding separate items together, often used in accounting contexts, whereas 合計 is the resulting total.

合 (combine, fit) + 計 (measure, plan). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'total' or 'sum'.