JLPT N4 · Adverb

決して (kesshite)

決して (けっして, kesshite) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(not) ever; (not) by any means”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けっして
Romaji: kesshite
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all · adverb · with neg. sentence

Example sentences

アンディはけっしてデートにおくれたことはない。

Andy is never late for a date.

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

Kanji in 決して

決

decide, fix, agree uponケツ・き.める・-ぎ.め · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 決して.

決まるきまるto be decided決めるきめるto decide解決かいけつsettlement決心けっしんdetermination決定けっていdecision決まりきまりrule決行けっこうdoing (with resolve)可決かけつapproval決けつdecision採決さいけつvote決意けついdecision決議けつぎresolution決算けっさんsettlement of accounts決勝けっしょうdecision of a contest

Source: JMdict entry 1254130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.