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    3. 総称

    総称

    総そう称しょう

    general term

    KMT9News #25+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    そうしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    general term, generic name

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    「野や菜さい」は多おおくの植しょく物ぶつの総そう称しょうです。

    "Vegetable" is a general term for many plants.

    KMT6Core ConceptsScience & Math
    これらの症しょう状じょうは、まとめて「風か邪ぜ」と総そう称しょうされます。

    These symptoms are collectively referred to as "a cold."

    KMT9Medicine & HealthCore Concepts
    「SNS」はソーシャルネットワーキングサービス全はソーシャルネットワーキ般ングサービスぜんぱんの総そう称しょうです。

    "SNS" is a general term for all social networking services.

    KMT9Internet & Social MediaCore Concepts
    昆こん虫ちゅうは、節せっ足そく動どう物ぶつ門もんに属ぞくする生せい物ぶつの総そう称しょうです。

    Insects are a general term for creatures belonging to the phylum Arthropoda.

    KMT9Science & MathAnimals
    彼かれは、その地ち域いきに生せい息そくする動どう物ぶつたちを「山さん地ちの生いき物もの」と総そう称しょうしました。

    He collectively referred to the animals inhabiting that region as "mountain creatures."

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    総
    す.べて・すべ.て・ふさ…(3)
    general・whole・all・full・total
    称
    たた.える・とな.える・あ.げる・かな.う・はか.り・はか.る…(3)
    appellation・praise・admire・name・title…(1)
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