ぜんぜん

全 然

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi)

    (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
    with neg. sentence

    • 「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."

  2. adverb (fukushi)

    wholly, entirely, completely, totally
    neg. context, e.g. 全然反対

    • 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.

  3. adverb (fukushi)

    extremely, very
    pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ
    colloquial