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全然

ぜんぜん

Readings

ぜんぜんぜんっぜん

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  2. 2.
    advwholly; entirely; completely; totally
  3. 3.
    advextremely; very

Kanji breakdown

全
N46 strokesGrade 3
然
N412 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

「長い１日だったのでお疲れでしょう」「いいえ、全然」

"You must be tired after a long day." "No, not in the least."

あなたの作文は全然だめだというわけではない。

Your composition is not altogether bad.

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全然ぜんぜん

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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