How do you read 全然?

全然 is read ぜんぜん (zenzen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 全然 used in a sentence?

この写真と、あの写真は全然違う。 — This photo is completely different from that one.

How do you write 全然 in romaji?

全然 is written zenzen in romaji.

What kanji are in 全然?

全 (Whole, Entire); 然 (Sort Of Thing, So).

全然ぜんぜん

Q: What JLPT level is 全然?

全然 is a JLPT N4 word (upper beginner).

ぜんぜん · zenzen

JLPT N4 › adverb

(not) at all, (not) in the slightest

wholly, entirely, completely, totally
extremely, very

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Heiban

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Example sentences

この写真と、あの写真は全然違う。

このしゃしんと、あのしゃしんはぜんぜんちがう。

This photo is completely different from that one.

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いや、全然。

いや、ぜんぜん。

Nope, not at all.

Tatoeba #1838410 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

全然眠れない。

ぜんぜんねむれない。

I can't sleep at all.

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全然痛くないよ。

ぜんぜんいたくないよ。

It doesn't hurt at all.

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Kanji in this word

全Whole, Entire, All 音ぜん訓まった.く・すべ.て JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 然Sort Of Thing, So, If So 音ぜん・ねん訓しか・しか.り JLPT N3 · 12 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

全ぜんall, whole, entire 全体ぜんたいwhole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)安全あんぜんsafety, security 全快ぜんかいcomplete recovery of health 全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity 全滅ぜんめつannihilation 天然てんねんnature, spontaneity 当然とうぜんobvious; natural

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What does 全然 mean?

(not) at all, (not) in the slightest. It can also mean: wholly, entirely, completely, totally; extremely, very.

How do you pronounce 全然?

ぜんぜん (zenzen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 全然?

JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.

How do I remember 全然?

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