ぜんぜん

zenzen

not entirely (used in a negative sentence)

adverb

Also written 全然

Chinese meanings

完全（常与否定搭配）

Examples

Furigana

私わたしはビールはぜんぜん飲のみません。
I never touch beer.
我完全不喝啤酒。
Tatoeba #159061
計けい画かくは雨あめでぜんぜんだめになった。
The plan was altogether spoiled by the rain.
计划因为下雨彻底泡汤了。
Tatoeba #176432

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ba20bc66d0'); // ぜんぜん

{
  "id": "ba20bc66d0",
  "word": "ぜんぜん",
  "reading": "ぜんぜん",
  "romaji": "zenzen",
  "meanings": [
    "not entirely (used in a negative sentence)"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1395620,
  "other_forms": [
    "全然"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私はビールはぜんぜん飲みません。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}はビールはぜんぜん{飲|の}みません。",
      "en": "I never touch beer.",
      "tatoeba_id": 159061
    },
    {
      "ja": "計画は雨でぜんぜんだめになった。",
      "furigana": "{計画|けいかく}は{雨|あめ}でぜんぜんだめになった。",
      "en": "The plan was altogether spoiled by the rain.",
      "tatoeba_id": 176432
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ab0fd21efd66346e7e9778aea1c8c0a5ca87acf8871a6d0e3a9c9b516131c476",
    "meanings": [
      "完全（常与否定搭配）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私はビールはぜんぜん飲みません。",
        "zh": "我完全不喝啤酒。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "計画は雨でぜんぜんだめになった。",
        "zh": "计划因为下雨彻底泡汤了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/ba20bc66d0",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9f239bc0b1eaa57309304303e1d5445e6c9ded0a00e5cdad718d96a87ba1e116"
  }
}