ぜひとも
N2 zehitomo
- by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer)
adverb
Also written 是非とも
Chinese meanings
务必;一定
Examples
- 私は是非ともその計画を実行したい。I want to execute the plan by all means.我无论如何都想实行那个计划。
- 君は、是非ともその本を読むべきだ。You should by all means read the book.你一定应该读那本书。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('44ac40ea81'); // ぜひとも
{
"id": "44ac40ea81",
"word": "ぜひとも",
"reading": "ぜひとも",
"romaji": "zehitomo",
"meanings": [
"by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer)"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"adv"
],
"jmdict_id": 1610700,
"other_forms": [
"是非とも"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私は是非ともその計画を実行したい。",
"furigana": "{私|わたし}は{是非|ぜひ}ともその{計画|けいかく}を{実行|じっこう}したい。",
"en": "I want to execute the plan by all means.",
"tatoeba_id": 155583
},
{
"ja": "君は、是非ともその本を読むべきだ。",
"furigana": "{君|きみ}は、{是非|ぜひ}ともその{本|ほん}を{読|よ}むべきだ。",
"en": "You should by all means read the book.",
"tatoeba_id": 177980
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "2a7486c921ef84ea30485c40d5951d26883cd9ffec19724216f24949d22cde21",
"meanings": [
"务必",
"一定"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私は是非ともその計画を実行したい。",
"zh": "我无论如何都想实行那个计划。"
},
{
"ja": "君は、是非ともその本を読むべきだ。",
"zh": "你一定应该读那本书。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/44ac40ea81",
"JMdict ent_seq 1610700; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "fe2b296a9c96a95b7a204616d2d43f1863d8b323f94e9028fdafca52f2848a15"
}
}