ZEN |
All kings do ZEN meditation under a peaked temple roof. |
すべ*て |
Entirely, all of it. This is one of the most common Japanese words, but hey -- it's usually written in hiragana, so I'm not sure you need to learn this?
KANA
★★★☆☆ |
まった*く |
absolutely / completeley (I absolutely don't know this man, officer! He's completely crazy)
★★★★☆ |
全部 | |
全然 |
absolutely!
★★★★☆
1/2 KANA
absolutely! (usually used to emphasize the word after it. But sometimes, the word being emphasized is omitted because it's so obvious (to Japanese)) If you hear someone say 'Zenzen!' with no word after it, it might mean 'zenzen daijoubu,' ('Absolutely no problemo.') . . . OR it might mean 'zen zen dame!' ('No effing way, guy!') |
全員 |
all members
★★★★☆
all the members of the group |
全国 |
nationwide
★★☆☆☆
nationwide,national (as in a national contest) |
Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
---|---|---|---|
全 | all | KINGS | 王 |
余 | excess | SHOW | 示 |
We can't all be KINGS, becaus that would SHOW an excess of monarchs.