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総数 (そうすう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう数すう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

total number; count

Refers to the total count or aggregate number of items, people, etc. Common in statistical, administrative, and everyday contexts.

参さん加か者しゃの総そう数すうは200人にんを超こえた。
The total number of participants exceeded 200.

総そう数すうを確かく認にんしてから発はっ注ちゅうしてください。

Please check the total count before placing the order.

Usage patterns

総数そうすうが〈数かず〉〉に達たっするfor the total number to reach a certain figure
参さん加か者しゃの総そう数すうは1000人にんに達たっした。
The total number of participants reached 1,000.
総そう数すうを数かぞえるto count up the total number
係かかり員いんが入にゅう場じょう者しゃの総そう数すうを数かぞえた。
The staff counted up the total number of visitors.
総そう数すうの〈数かず〉割わりを占しめるto make up a certain proportion of the total
女じょ性せいが総そう数すうの半はん分ぶんを占しめている。
Women make up half of the total number.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
数number, strength, fate

Related words

合ごう計けいN3
合計 is the everyday word for adding up numbers or amounts of money, while 総数 is a more formal term used mainly for the total count of discrete items or people.
総そう計けい
総計 and 総数 both mean a grand total, but 総計 is often used for sums of money or mixed quantities while 総数 specifically emphasizes the count of discrete items or people.
総そう量りょう
総数 refers to a total count of discrete items, while 総量 refers to a total of a continuous or measurable quantity like weight or volume.

Don't confuse with

総そう額がく
総額 shares the kanji 総 with 総数 but refers strictly to a total sum of money, whereas 総数 refers to a total count of items or people, not a monetary amount.
総そう勢ぜい
総数 is a general total count that can apply to any items, while 総勢 specifically refers to the total number of people in a group.

Word family

得とく票ひょう総そう数すう
total votes obtained; aggregate votes
投とう票ひょう総そう数すう
total number of votes cast

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'overall, total') and 数 (すう, 'number'). The kanji combination directly yields the meaning 'total number'.