"到底" meaning in Japanese

See 到底 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [to̞ːte̞ː] Forms: 到底 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 到(とう), 底(てい)), tōtei [romanization], tautei [romanization], たうてい [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|とうてい|hhira=たうてい}} 到(とう)底(てい) • (tōtei) ^(←たうてい (tautei)?)
  1. in the end; ultimately; after all; eventually; when all is said and done
    Sense id: en-到底-ja-adv-CdjYXhMy Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 23 21 0 20 8 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 22 0 20 8 27 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 39 18 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 44 6 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 40 17 43
  2. (used with negative verbs) (not) possibly; by no means; (not) at all; simply (cannot); (not) in any way; utterly (impossible)
    Sense id: en-到底-ja-adv-pk6kdmTl Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 39 18 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 40 17 43

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːte̞ː] Forms: 到底 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 到(とう), 底(てい)), tōtei [romanization], tautei [romanization], たうてい [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうてい|hhira=たうてい}} 到(とう)底(てい) • (tōtei) ^(←たうてい (tautei)?)
  1. reaching to the depths (of something); thoroughness; penetrating to the core; getting to the bottom (of a matter)
    Sense id: en-到底-ja-noun-r2jbwVe7 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 23 21 0 20 8 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 22 0 20 8 27 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 15 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 39 18 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 34 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 44 6 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 40 17 43
     
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          "english": "It didn't appear possible that [she] was about to die.",
          "ref": "1908, Natsume Sōseki, Yume Jūya [Ten Nights of Dreaming]:",
          "roman": "Tōtei shinisō ni wa mienai.",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 到底 meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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