How do you read 結構?

結構 is read けっこう (kekkou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 結構 used in a sentence?

露天風呂まで歩いていくのに、結構時間がかかる。 — It takes quite a while to walk to the outdoor bath.

How do you write 結構 in romaji?

結構 is written kekkou in romaji, also spelled kekko.

What kanji are in 結構?

結 (Tie, Bind); 構 (Posture, Build).

結構けっこう

Q: What JLPT level is 結構?

結構 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

けっこう · kekkou (also spelled kekko)

JLPT N3 › adverb

Splendid, nice, wonderful, delightful, lovely, excellent, fine

sufficient, satisfactory, enough, fine, all right, OK
not needing (any more of something), (already) having enough, fine (as in "I'm fine"), no, thank you
rather, quite, fairly, pretty, surprisingly, quite a bit, fairly well

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Example sentences

露天風呂まで歩いていくのに、結構時間がかかる。

ろてんぶろまであるいていくのに、けっこうじかんがかかる。

It takes quite a while to walk to the outdoor bath.

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Kanji in this word

結Tie, Bind, Contract 音けつ・けち訓むす.ぶ・ゆ.う JLPT N1 · 12 strokes 構Posture, Build, Pretend 音こう訓かま.える・かま.う JLPT N3 · 14 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

団結だんけつunity, union, solidarity 結びむすびending, conclusion, union 結構けっこうsplendid; enough, tolerably 結婚けっこん (する)marriage (get married)結果けっかresult, consequence 結局けっきょくafter all, eventually 構想こうそうplan, plot, idea, conception 構成こうせいorganization, composition

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What does 結構 mean?

Splendid, nice, wonderful, delightful, lovely, excellent, fine. It can also mean: sufficient, satisfactory, enough, fine, all right, OK; not needing (any more of something), (already) having enough, fine (as in "I'm fine"), no, thank you; rather, quite, fairly, pretty, surprisingly, quite a bit, fairly well.

How do you pronounce 結構?

けっこう (kekkou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 結構?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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