ぜひ

zehi

without fail

adverb

Also written 是非

Chinese meanings

务必；一定

Examples

Furigana

ぜひパーティーにおいでください。
You must come to the party by all means.
请务必来参加聚会。
Tatoeba #214014
ぜひその映えい画がを見みてみたいです。
I'd love to see the movie.
我一定想看看那部电影。
Tatoeba #214020

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('bdf6b26213'); // ぜひ

{
  "id": "bdf6b26213",
  "word": "ぜひ",
  "reading": "ぜひ",
  "romaji": "zehi",
  "meanings": [
    "without fail"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1374530,
  "other_forms": [
    "是非"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ぜひパーティーにおいでください。",
      "en": "You must come to the party by all means.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214014
    },
    {
      "ja": "ぜひその映画を見てみたいです。",
      "furigana": "ぜひその{映画|えいが}を{見|み}てみたいです。",
      "en": "I'd love to see the movie.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214020
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "70fa5ffc27987384e966842fdfc7246e4fed03a1ce05d6c6a8889744786e6b5c",
    "meanings": [
      "务必",
      "一定"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ぜひパーティーにおいでください。",
        "zh": "请务必来参加聚会。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ぜひその映画を見てみたいです。",
        "zh": "我一定想看看那部电影。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/bdf6b26213",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5a1180d04567ada560dcec3b72e15fdc993c53aecfb1da68a9d88fdeec5fe8b7"
  }
}