(もうらてき)

もうらてき
adjective (na)
exhaustive; comprehensive; all-encompassing
1. exhaustive; comprehensive; all-encompassing
Covering all items or aspects without omission. Used to describe thorough surveys, lists, analyses, or studies that aim to leave nothing out.
網羅的(もうらてき)調査(ちょうさ)(おこな)った。
We conducted a comprehensive survey.
この辞書(じしょ)日本語(にほんご)慣用句(かんようく)網羅的(もうらてき)収録(しゅうろく)している。
This dictionary comprehensively covers Japanese idiomatic expressions.
網羅的(もうらてき)なリストを作成(さくせい)するのは時間(じかん)がかかるが、(あと)から()れが()つかるよりはましだ。
Creating an exhaustive list takes time, but it's better than finding omissions later.

USAGE: 網羅的(もうらてき) is a na-adjective used in formal and academic contexts. The base noun 網羅(もうら) (literally "net-capture") means comprehensive coverage, and the verb form 網羅(もうら)する means to cover exhaustively.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 網羅的(もうらてき)調査(ちょうさ) (exhaustive survey)
  • 網羅的(もうらてき)分析(ぶんせき) (comprehensive analysis)
  • 網羅的(もうらてき)収録(しゅうろく)する (to compile comprehensively)
  • 網羅的(もうらてき)に{カバーする} (to cover exhaustively)
  • 網羅的(もうらてき)なリスト (exhaustive list)

SIMILAR WORDS: Compare with 包括的(ほうかつてき) (inclusive, comprehensive), which emphasizes bringing things together under one framework, while 網羅的(もうらてき) emphasizes leaving nothing out. 限定的(げんていてき) (limited) is the conceptual opposite.

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