全然

Meanings

1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
2. wholly; entirely; completely; totally
3. extremely; very

Part of speech: adverb

Kanji

• 全

  Meanings

  whole, entire, all, complete

  On reading

  ゼン

  Kun reading

  まった.く、すべ.て

  Strokes

  6

• 然

  Meanings

  sort of thing, so, if so, in that case

  On reading

  ゼン、ネン

  Kun reading

  しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

  Strokes

  12

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 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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 · CC BY 2.0 FR