総出

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 総出 is read as そうで and is a noun for a full turnout in which all members of a group join an activity.
• Basic usage: The whole family participating appears in 家族総出で掃除する, while all villagers joining the work appears in 村人が総出で片付ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Participation by the entire group
  • It emphasizes that the whole family, village, or other group actively helps rather than only some members taking part.
• Difference from 全員
  • 全員 denotes every member as a head count, while 総出 focuses on all of them turning out to participate in an activity.