まさに（まさに）

JLPT N1 · noun

Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls

Meaning: exactly/precisely

Example sentences

• これはまさに理想の一冊だ。 — This is truly the ideal book.
• まさにその通りだ。 — That's exactly right.

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