JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

絶対 (zettai)

絶対 (ぜったい, zettai) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “absolutely; definitely”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぜったい
Romaji: zettai
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally · adverb
absolute; unconditional; unmistakable · noun taking の
absoluteness · noun

Example sentences

アーア、絶対うまくいくと思ったのになあ。

Oh man! I was sure this was going to work out.

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

Kanji in 絶対

絶

discontinue, sever, cut offゼツ・た.える・た.やす · 12 strokes

対

vis-a-vis, opposite, evenタイ・ツイ・あいて・こた.える · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 絶対.

絶滅ぜつめつextinction絶えずたえずconstantly拒絶きょぜつrefusal絶えるたえるto die out途絶えるとだえるto stop絶版ぜっぱんout of print謝絶しゃぜつrefusal反対はんたいopposition対たいversus対ついpair対象たいしょうtarget対照たいしょうcontrast応対おうたいdealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.)対策たいさくmeasure

Source: JMdict entry 1386840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.