総そう力りょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

total strength; all-out effort; full power

Refers to the combined power, resources, or efforts of a group or organization, often used in contexts like 総力戦 (total war) or 総力を挙げて (with all one's might).

会かい社しゃは総そう力りょくを挙あげて新しん製せい品ひんの開かい発はつに取とり組くんだ。
The company put all its efforts into developing the new product.
総そう力りょく戦せんでは国くにのすべての資し源げんが動どう員いんされる。
In total war, all of a nation's resources are mobilized.

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Usage patterns

〈組そ織しき〉の総そう力りょくを結けっ集しゅうするto rally the combined strength of an organization
会かい社しゃは新しん製せい品ひんの開かい発はつに総そう力りょくを結けっ集しゅうした。
The company rallied all its resources to develop the new product.
総そう力りょくを尽つくすto exert one's total combined strength
チーム一いち同どう、優ゆう勝しょうのために総そう力りょくを尽つくした。
The whole team gave everything they had to win the championship.
〈事こと〉に総そう力りょくを注そそぐto devote all one's combined effort to something
国くには震しん災さい復ふっ興こうに総そう力りょくを注そそいだ。
The country poured all its resources into disaster recovery.

Expressions

総そう力りょくを挙あげるdevote all one's energies; give one's everything; put in all one's effort