(るいけい)

るいけい
noun
cumulative total; running total; aggregate
1. cumulative total; running total; aggregate sum
the total amount accumulated over a period of time by adding successive amounts together
累計(るいけい)販売(はんばい)(すう)百万部(ひゃくまんぶ)()えた。
Cumulative sales have exceeded one million copies.
今月(こんげつ)までの累計(るいけい)五千万円(ごせんまんえん)です。
The cumulative total up to this month is 50 million yen.
感染者(かんせんしゃ)累計(るいけい)発表(はっぴょう)された。
The cumulative number of infected people was announced.

FORMATION:
(るい) (accumulate, pile up) + (けい) (total, calculation) → accumulated total

CAN FUNCTION AS:

  • Noun: 累計(るいけい)で (in cumulative terms)
  • No-adjective: 累計(るいけい)売上(うりあげ) (cumulative sales)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 累計(るいけい)販売(はんばい)(すう)/部数(ぶすう) (cumulative sales/copies)
  • 累計(るいけい)来場者(らいじょうしゃ)(すう) (cumulative visitors)
  • 累計(るいけい)利用者(りようしゃ)(すう) (cumulative users)
  • 累計(るいけい)で~(まん)/(おく) (cumulative total of ~ million/billion)

USAGE CONTEXT:

Frequently used in:

  • Sales reports and business news
  • Statistics and data reporting
  • Public health announcements
  • Economic indicators

RELATED:

  • 合計(ごうけい) (total, sum)
  • 総計(そうけい) (grand total)
  • 月間(げっかん)/年間(ねんかん) (monthly/annual - often contrasted with cumulative)