全く（まったく）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: completely/not at all
Example sentences
- その話は全く知らなかった。 — I didn't know anything about that at all.
- 難しくて、彼の言うことが全く分からない。 — It's so difficult that I can't understand a word he's saying.
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “全く” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)