Wholeness and completion with 全
全 “everything (entirely)” or “having no missing parts and being completely whole”.
Completeness
完全 (Complete)
完全 refers to a state in which there are absolutely no gaps or deficiencies, and all necessary conditions and elements are present.
It combines 完 (complete) with 全 (whole) to show total completeness.
While changing into her uniform, Rize hid in the closet when she sensed someone unfamiliar nearby. Cocoa, feeling as though she was being watched, opened the closet door.
- ココア:
- 「下着姿の…ドロボーさん？」
- “A burglar… in their underwear?”
- リゼ:
- 「完全に気配を殺してたつもりなのに」
- “I thought I completely suppressed my presence, and yet...”
- Literal: “Even though I thought I had completely killed my presence...”
- “I thought I completely suppressed my presence, and yet...”
Protection and Condition
安全 (Safety)
安全 means being free from the risk of harm, loss, or finding oneself in a dangerous situation (i.e., a state of peace and security).
It combines 安 (safe) with 全 (whole, complete) to show a state of being completely free from danger.
At a nighttime festival, Sacchan, Yui, and Kotoha receive glowing star necklaces to wear. After some time, Sacchan’s mother arrives to pick them up.
- 結衣:
- 「あ 私のピカピカもう電池切れちゃった」
- “Ah, my sparkler's battery has already run out.”
- Literal: “Ah, my shiny thing's battery has already run out.”
- “Ah, my sparkler's battery has already run out.”
- 母さん:
- 「あらま 光ってる方が安全でいいのに」
- “Oh dear, it's safer and better when it's lit up.”
- Literal: “Oh dear, the glowing one would be safe and good, though.”
- “Oh dear, it's safer and better when it's lit up.”
Totality
全部 (Whole)
全部 refers to everything, the whole, or the entirety. It means including everything without exception, without excluding any specific part.
It combines 全 (whole) with 部 (parts) to show all the parts together.
Cocoa encounters Syaro standing outside.
- ココア:
- 「今日はチラシ配り？」
- “You're handing out fliers today?”
- シャロ:
- 「全部配り終えるまで帰れないわ」
- “I can't go home until I finish handing out all of them.”
- Literal: “I can't go home until I finish handing out all of them.”
- “I can't go home until I finish handing out all of them.”
全員 (Everyone)
全員 refers to all the people present or all members of a specific group, without exception. Nako learns of Bocchi’s necessity to become friends with everyone in class. わからない contracts here to わかんない.