How to say 'Certainly' in Japanese | 是非

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The Japanese word for Certainly is 'Zehi', written as 是非 in Japanese.'Certainly' in hiragana is ぜひ.

word

是非

Meaning

Certainly

Reading

ぜひ

zehi

Kanji

是Right, Absolutely 非Mistake, Negative

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '是非 (ぜひ)' is used to express strong encouragement or a strong desire for something to happen. It can be translated as 'certainly', 'by all means', or 'definitely'. This word is often used when making requests or invitations, emphasizing the speaker's earnestness. For example: Please come by all means「是非来てください」(ぜひきてください). I definitely want to go「是非行きたいです」(ぜひいきたいです). It can also be used to express a strong recommendation, as in 'You should definitely try this dish'「この料理は是非食べてみてください」(このりょうりはぜひたべてみてください).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1802

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 是非

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

是

Meaning

Right, Absolutely

kanji

非

Meaning

Mistake, Negative

Words Related to 是非 Through the Kanji 是

This Word contains the Kanji 是 as well.

word

彼是

Meaning

Various

Words Related to 是非 Through the Kanji 非

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 非 as well.

word

非常

Meaning

Emergency

word

非

Meaning

Non

word

非常に

Meaning

Very

word

非難

Meaning

Blame, Criticism

word

非常識

Meaning

Unreasonable

word

非常口

Meaning

Emergency exit

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'Zehi' means 'Certainly' .

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