JLPT N4 · Adverb

全然 (zenzen)

全然 (ぜんぜん, zenzen) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(not) at all; (not) in the slightest”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぜんぜん
Romaji: zenzen
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest · adverb · with neg. sentence
wholly; entirely; completely; totally · adverb · neg. context, e.g. 全然反対
extremely; very · adverb · colloquial · pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ

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."

Tatoeba #236907

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.

Tatoeba #233276

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

Kanji in 全然

全

whole, entire, allゼン・まった.く・すべ.て · 6 strokes

然

sort of thing, so, if soゼン・ネン・しか・しか.り · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 全然.

全部ぜんぶall安全あんぜんsafety全ぜんall全てすべてeverything完全かんぜんperfect全員ぜんいんall members全国ぜんこくthe whole country全身ぜんしんwhole (body)全体ぜんたいwhole全くまったくreally全集ぜんしゅうcomplete works全般ぜんぱん(the) whole全力ぜんりょくall one's power (strength, energy, efforts)健全けんぜんhealthy

Source: JMdict entry 1395620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.