全まったく

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っ

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く

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

really; completely; entirely

Emphasizes totality or absoluteness; often used with negative expressions or to express strong affirmation.

彼かれの話はなしは全まったく信しんじられない。
I can't believe his story at all.
全まったくの初しょ

心しん

者しゃ

で

も

大だい

丈じょう

夫ぶ

です

。

Even a complete beginner will be fine.

2

adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

indeed; truly

Used to express strong agreement or confirmation, often in response to a statement.

「今日きょうは本ほん当とうに暑あついね」「全まったくですね。」
"It's really hot today." "Indeed it is."

3

interjection

good grief; for goodness' sake

usually written using kana alone

Interjection expressing exasperation or annoyance; often used alone or in phrases like 全くもう.

Written forms

全まったくUsage43%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form in formal and general contexts.
まったくUsage57%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when used as an interjection.
マッタクUsage<1%

Kanji

全whole, entire, all

Similar words

全ぜん然ぜん
全然 is more commonly used with negatives, while 全く can be used with both positive and negative statements and carries a stronger sense of totality.
完かん全ぜんに
完全に means 'completely' in a more objective or factual sense, while 全く often adds a subjective or emotional emphasis.

Etymology

Derived from the kanji 全 (all, whole) and the adverbial suffix く, historically from the classical adjective 全し (またし). The interjection use developed from the adverbial sense of 'completely' to express exasperation.