全集(ぜんしゅう)

ぜんしゅう
noun
complete works, collected works
artmedia
1. complete works, collected works
A comprehensive collection of all or most works by a single author, artist, or on a single subject, typically published as a multi-volume set.
夏目漱石(なつめそうせき)全集(ぜんしゅう)を読(よ)んでいる。
I am reading the complete works of Natsume Soseki.
全集(ぜんしゅう)は全(ぜん)20巻(かん)で構成(こうせい)されている。
The collected works are composed of 20 volumes.
祖父(そふ)の書斎(しょさい)には世界文学全集(せかいぶんがくぜんしゅう)がずらりと並(なら)んでいた。
In my grandfather's study, a complete collection of world literature was lined up on the shelves.

A comprehensive collection of all or most works by a single author, typically published as a multi-volume set. Commonly used in the titles of literary and academic publications.

Forms

全(ぜん) (complete, all) + 集(しゅう) (collection).

Common collocations

  • 著作(ちょさく)全集(ぜんしゅう): complete written works
  • 全集(ぜんしゅう)を刊行(かんこう)する: to publish a complete works
  • 全(ぜん)○巻(かん)の全集(ぜんしゅう): a complete works in ○ volumes
  • 世界文学全集(せかいぶんがくぜんしゅう): complete collection of world literature

Counting patterns

Volumes in a 全集(ぜんしゅう) are counted with 巻(かん): 全(ぜん)20巻(かん) (20 volumes total).

Related words

  • 選集(せんしゅう): selected works (not comprehensive)
  • 文庫(ぶんこ): paperback series

Related Words

Related: 文庫(ぶんこ) (paperback series)
Compare: 全文(ぜんぶん) (full text, complete text)
Compare: 全巻(ぜんかん) (complete set of volumes)
Compare: 合本(がっぽん) (combined volume)
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