延べ (のべ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

延べ (のべ) means total / cumulative / aggregate.

See example sentences below.

延べ at a glance

延べ

のべnobe

N1noun

total / cumulative / aggregate

延べのべnobeN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

total / cumulative / aggregate

Example 1

のべ人数は千人を超えた。

Translation

The total number of people exceeded a thousand.

Example 2

のべ時間は五時間でした。

Translation

The total time was five hours.