Meaning of 決して in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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決してJLPT 4
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Kana Readingけっして, けして
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Romajikesshite, keshite
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- never; by no means; decidedly; indisputably
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Example Sentences
決して, けっして, けして used in context
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A Japanese would never do such a thing.
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It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
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There had never been any ill-feeling between them until that night.
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In the font business you must never trust anybody!
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彼にとって、妻は彼の命そのものだったと言っても決して大げさではない。
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.
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This certainly isn't a job where you can take it easy.
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