Translation guide
Expresses the complete sum or quantity of something, often in financial, numerical, or abstract contexts.
The complete sum of money, cost, or countable items.
The most common and neutral word for 'total amount' in financial or numerical contexts.
合計金額はいくらですか。
What is the total amount?
合計で5000円になります。
The total comes to 5000 yen.
Often used for total monetary amounts, especially in formal or business contexts.
総額は100万円を超えています。
The total amount exceeds one million yen.
A more formal or statistical term for grand total.
総計は予想を上回った。
The total amount exceeded expectations.
The entire amount of something non-monetary, like liquid, weight, or abstract quantity.
Used for total volume, weight, or abstract quantity.
総量は10リットルです。
The total amount is 10 liters.
Emphasizes the entire quantity, often in technical contexts.
Expressing the total as an adverb or phrase.
Common phrase meaning 'in total' or 'altogether'.
全部でいくらですか。
How much is it in total?
Means 'combined' or 'altogether', often used when adding up items.
合わせて3000円です。
That's 3000 yen in total.
合計 is the most versatile for sums of money or countable items. 総額 is specifically for monetary totals in formal contexts. 総量 is for non-monetary quantities like volume or weight.
Do not directly translate 'total amount' as トータルアマウント; it is not natural Japanese. Use the appropriate term based on context.
全量を測定してください。
Please measure the total amount.