全く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
全
まった Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
完く

Etymology

Adverbial of 全(まった)い (mattai).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まったく [màttákú] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) まったく [màttákúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚ta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

全(まった)く • (mattaku)

(in negative sentences) at all
座(すわ)る所(ところ)が全(まった)く無(な)い。
Suwaru tokoro ga mattaku nai.
There is no place to sit at all.
completely
結果(けっか)は想像(そうぞう)していたものと全(まった)く違(ちが)った。
Kekka wa sōzō shite ita mono to mattaku chigatta.
The results were completely different from what I had imagined.
truly
まったく不思議(ふしぎ)な出来事(できごと)だった。
Mattaku fushigi na dekigoto datta.
It was a truly peculiar happening.

Synonyms

(at all): 全然(ぜんぜん) (zenzen), まるっきり (marukkiri)
(completely): すっかり (sukkari), 完全(かんぜん)に (kanzen ni)
(truly): 本当(ほんとう)に (hontō ni), 実(じつ)に (jitsu ni)

Related terms

全(まっと)う (mattō)

Interjection

全(まった)く • (mattaku)

expresses exasperation: honestly

Derived terms

ったく (ttaku)

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