How to say 'Really' in Japanese | 果たして

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The Japanese word for Really is 'Hatashite', written as 果たして in Japanese.'Really' in hiragana is はたして.

word

果たして

Meaning

Really

Reading

はたして

hatashite

Kanji

果Fruit

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '果たして (はたして)' is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or to question whether something is truly the case. It often implies skepticism or curiosity about the outcome or truth of a situation. For example: I wonder if he will really come「果たして彼は来るだろうか」(はたしてかれはくるだろうか). Can it really be true?「果たしてそれは本当だろうか」(はたしてそれはほんとうだろうか). This adverb is commonly used in rhetorical questions or when the speaker is unsure about the result of something.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3513

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 果たして

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

果

Meaning

Fruit

Hiragana in the Word 果たして

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

て

Reading

Words Related to 果たして Through the Kanji 果

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 果 as well.

word

結果

Meaning

Result

word

効果

Meaning

Effect

word

果たす

Meaning

Fulfill

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成果

Meaning

Achievement, Result

word

果てる

Meaning

End, Die

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果て

Meaning

End

word

果物

Meaning

Fruit

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'Hatashite' means 'Really' .

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