Meaning

Primary

Summing Up

Alternative

Overview

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you take the whole and fasten it together, you are summing up something and creating an overview of it.

総括 is a formal word you'll often come across in official meetings or reports. It means pulling together and summing up scattered bits of information — sometimes for a simple overview, like a department budget report, but more often for the sake of evaluating results and planning a future direction.

Reading

そうかつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

物事を総括的にとらえる力がある人材がほしいんですよね。

We want people who have the ability to take a comprehensive view of things.

まずは本年度の活動の総括から始めさせていただきます。

For starters, I'm going to begin with a summary of this year's activities.

最後にプロジェクトを総括し、今後の課題について述べたいと思います。

Lastly, I'd like to sum up the project and discuss the challenges ahead.

私は情報を総括し、上司の注意を促すために報告しましたが、彼は聞く耳を持ちませんでした。

I summed up the information and reported it in order to alert my boss, but he was unwilling to listen.

Kanji Composition