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包括 (ほうかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
inclusion ; comprehensive coverage ; encompassing
Means taking multiple things into a single whole or covering a range comprehensively. Often used as 包括する, 包括的, 包括支援, 包括契約, etc.; more formal than everyday 含む.
この 報ほう 告こく 書しょ は 問もん 題だい の 全ぜん 体たい を 包ほう 括かつ する 内ない 容よう に なっ て いる 。
This report covers the whole issue comprehensively.
Similar words 含ふく む A more everyday verb meaning to include or contain; 包括 is more formal and suggests covering a whole range or system.
包ほう 含がん Also means inclusion, but is often used in logical, mathematical, or abstract containment; 包括 emphasizes comprehensive grouping or coverage.
網もう 羅ら Means covering everything exhaustively; 包括 focuses on bringing things under one overall scope, not necessarily listing every item.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 包, associated with wrapping or including, and 括, associated with bundling or bringing together. This component explanation is useful for meaning, though it is not a detailed historical derivation.
