総数(そうすう)

そうすう
noun
total number; grand total
1. total number; grand total; aggregate
The complete count of all items or people in a group, with nothing excluded.
参加者(さんかしゃ)の総数(そうすう)は500人(にん)だった。
The total number of participants was 500.
会員(かいいん)の総数(そうすう)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。
The total number of members is increasing year by year.
全国(ぜんこく)の学校(がっこう)の総数(そうすう)は約(やく)3万校(まんこう)にのぼる。
The total number of schools nationwide amounts to approximately 30,000.

Composed of 総(そう) (total/all) + 数(すう) (number). A formal word for a complete count, commonly used in reports, statistics, and official documents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 総数(そうすう)は〜にのぼる: the total amounts to...
  • 人口(じんこう)の総数(そうすう): total population
  • 総数(そうすう)で: in total
  • 総数(そうすう)を把握(はあく)する: to grasp the total number

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 合計(ごうけい): total, sum — used for adding amounts together; more common in everyday contexts
  • 全体(ぜんたい): the whole, entirety — broader; refers to the whole thing, not specifically a count
  • 総計(そうけい): grand total — very similar but slightly more formal; emphasizes comprehensive calculation
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