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JLPT N1 · Adverb

まさしく (masashiku)

まさしく is a Japanese adverb meaning “certainly; surely”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
まさしく
Romaji
masashiku
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently; really · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. just; precisely; exactly · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼女はまさしく支払わされたのだ。
She was jolly well made to pay.
Tatoeba #91507

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1376620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.