Meaning

Primary

Total

Alternative

Sum

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

When you join all your measurements together you have yourself a total.

Reading

ごうけい
  • 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

Common Word Combinations

  • 合計で三年

    a total of three years

    合計で一時間

    one hour in total

    合計で五百円

    a total of 500 yen

Context Sentences

合計で三千円になります。

That will be a total of three thousand yen.

1から10までの数字の合計は55です。

The total of numbers from one to ten is fifty-five.

今日のイベントに来た人の人数を合計すると、予想以上の人数でした。

When we totaled the number of people who came to today's event, it was more than we expected.

Kanji Composition