JLPT N1 · Adverb

到底 (toutei)

到底 (とうてい, toutei) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうてい
Romaji: toutei
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely · adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. sentence

Example sentences

あなたの話は到底真実だと思えない。

I can't possibly think your story is true.

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

Kanji in 到底

到

arrival, proceed, reachトウ・いた.る · 8 strokes

底

bottom, sole, depthテイ・そこ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 到底.

到着とうちゃくarrival到達とうたつreaching底そこbottom徹底てっていthoroughness根底こんていroot

Source: JMdict entry 1449880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.