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総ざらい (そうざらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そうざらい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

general review; dress rehearsal

Used for a comprehensive review of learned material (e.g., before an exam) or a full run-through of a performance. The verb form is 総ざらいする.

試し験けんの前まえに、教きょう科か書しょの総そうざらいをした。
I did a general review of the textbook before the exam.
明日あしたは本ほん番

ばん

だ

から

、

今日きょう

は

最さい

後ご

の

総そう

ざらい

を

しよう

。

Tomorrow is the real performance, so let's do a final dress rehearsal today.

Written forms

総そうざらいUsage100%
Common spelling using 総 (overall) and kana ざらい (from 浚い, dredging/sweeping). The kanji 浚 is rare and may not display correctly on all devices.
総そう浚ざらい
Full kanji spelling; 浚 is a non-jōyō kanji and is rarely used in modern writing.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
浚dredge, drag, clean

Similar words

復ふく習しゅう
復習 is the standard word for review or revision of lessons. 総ざらい implies a more thorough, sweeping review, often of everything at once.
リハーサル
リハーサル is a general rehearsal. 総ざらい as dress rehearsal emphasizes a complete run-through from start to finish, often the final practice before the actual event.

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, overall) and 浚い (ざらい, dredging/sweeping), from the verb 浚う (さらう, to sweep away, dredge). The image is of sweeping through everything thoroughly.