決して (けっして) — never, by no means
決して
never
Frequency #808
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
adverb
Part of speech (JMdict: adv)
kesshite
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
けっして[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- never
- by no means