Meaning of 全然 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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全然JLPT 4
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Kana Readingぜんぜん
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Romajizenzen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- not at all (with neg. verb)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- wholly; entirely; completely
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Example Sentences
全然, ぜんぜん used in context
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秀樹ったら、当事は全っ然こっちに慣れなくてね、しょっちゅうふてくされてたのよ。
Hideki, he really hadn't settled in here at all and sulked all the time.
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Enough! I can't get any study done at all!
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この２つは模様が全然違うのだが、内部形態に差が見られず同一とみなされているようです。
These two have completely different patterning but no difference is seen in their internal morphology so it seems that they are considered the same.
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屁理屈ばかり並べて、お前の言ってること全然筋が通ってないよ。
All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.
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A tale never loses in the telling.
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To tell the truth, I have no money with me.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
On: ゼン, ネン
Kun: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
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