How to say 'Not at all' in Japanese | ちっとも

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The Japanese word for Not at all is 'Chittomo', written as ちっとも in Japanese.

word

ちっとも

Meaning

Not at all

Reading

Chittomo

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ちっとも' is used to emphasize that something is not the case at all, often in a negative sentence. It conveys a strong sense of 'not even a little' or 'not in the slightest'. It is commonly paired with negative verbs or adjectives to express complete negation. For example: I don't understand at all「ちっともわからない」(ちっともわからない). He hasn't changed at all「彼はちっとも変わっていない」(かれはちっともかわっていない). Note that 'ちっとも' is more emphatic and casual than other similar adverbs like '全然 (ぜんぜん)'.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

6052

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ちっとも

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

と

Reading

hiragana

も

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Chittomo' means 'Not at all' .

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