総数

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 総数(そうすう) means the number obtained by counting all items in the relevant group.
• Basic usage: It describes the total number of participants increasing by one hundred from last year.
  • 参加者の総数は昨年より百人増えた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Item count and summed value
  • 総数 focuses on the count of people, parts, or similar items. 合計(ごうけい) can also denote the result of adding other values, such as monetary amounts.