ぜん
全
たい
体

noun, takes genitive case の, adverb

  1. whole, entirety.

adverb

  1. to begin with, in the first place.
  2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?").

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
全
たい
体
 全体 ぜんたい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
body, substance, object
タイ　からだ　テイ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)