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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 確實 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Adjective
確実 • (kakujitsu) -na (adnominal 確実な (kakujitsu na), adverbial 確実に (kakujitsu ni))
- certain, reliable
- この人に順えば確実だ。
- Kono hito ni shitagaeba kakujitsu da.
- He is a reliable fellow.
- inevitable, necessary
- 外務大臣の辞任は確実だ。
- Gaimu daijin no jinin wa kakujitsu da.
- The resignation of the foreign minister is inevitable.
Usage notes
Used particularly of sources of information (“trustworthiness”), rather than for physical activities, such as bus services, for which 確か (tashika) is used instead.
Synonyms
- (reliable): 確か (tashika), 当てになる (ate ni naru)
- (inevitable): 必至 (hisshi), 必然的 (hitsuzen-teki), 不可避 (fukahi)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “reliable”): 不確実 (fukakujitsu), 当てにならない (ate ni naranai)
- (antonym(s) of “inevitable”): 不可能 (fukanō), 可能 (kanō), 偶発的 (gūhatsu-teki)
Noun
確実 • (kakujitsu)
- certainty, reliability
- inevitability, necessity
- soundness
Synonyms
- (reliability): 信頼性 (shinraisei)
- (inevitability): 必至 (hisshi), 必然 (hitsuzen), 不可避 (fukahi)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “reliability”): 不確実 (fukakujitsu)
- (antonym(s) of “inevitability”): 不可能 (fukanō), 可能 (kanō), 偶然 (gūzen)
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