1.
sum total; grand total; aggregate
The total amount obtained by adding everything together.
総計で百万円になった。
The total came to one million yen.
参加者は総計三百名だった。
The total number of participants was three hundred.
全部門の売上を総計すると、昨年より一割増加していた。
When all divisions' sales were totaled up, there was a ten percent increase over last year.
FORMATION: 総 (total, overall) + 計 (count, calculate).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 総計で: in total
- 総計する: to total up, to calculate the sum
- 総計金額: total amount
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 総計: grand total (formal, comprehensive)
- 合計: total, sum (more common in everyday use)
- 累計: cumulative total (accumulated over time)
- 総額: total amount (specifically for money)