all together; with combined efforts; in a body
Describes a situation where everyone or all resources are mobilized to tackle something at once. Often used with verbs like で当たる, で取り組む, or で攻める.
We tackle the problem with everyone's combined efforts.
They attacked the enemy in a body.
Standard kanji spelling.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 総 (そう, 'all, whole') and 掛かり (がかり, continuative form of 掛かる, 'to be involved, to attack'). Literally 'all-hanging' or 'all-engaging', referring to a situation where everyone is involved or attacks together.