Noun + ぐるみ

[The whole; including all of; entirely together]

Connection: Noun + ぐるみ

Usage: Expresses that something involves an entire group or entity, with all members participating together. Implies totality and collective involvement.

Common combinations:

• 家族ぐるみ (the whole family; involving the entire family)
• 町ぐるみ (the whole town; town-wide)
• 会社ぐるみ (the entire company; company-wide)
• 国ぐるみ (the whole nation; nation-wide)
• 身ぐるみ (everything on one's person)

Examples:

家族ぐるみの付き合いをしている。(We have a relationship that involves our entire families.)

町ぐるみでお祭りの準備をした。(The whole town prepared for the festival together.)

会社ぐるみの不正が発覚した。(Company-wide fraud was uncovered.)