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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

まさか

N3
masaka
  1. by no means
interjection

Chinese meanings

难道;万一

Examples

  • まさか彼かれに会あえるとは思おもわなかった。
    He was the last person I expected to see.
    没想到竟然能见到他。
  • まさかの時ときにはあなたを助たすけてやろう。
    I'll stand by you in time of need.
    万一有事我会帮助你。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('524a699a99'); // まさか
{
  "id": "524a699a99",
  "word": "まさか",
  "reading": "まさか",
  "romaji": "masaka",
  "meanings": [
    "by no means"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "int"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1363540,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "まさか彼に会えるとは思わなかった。",
      "furigana": "まさか{彼|かれ}に{会|あ}えるとは{思|おも}わなかった。",
      "en": "He was the last person I expected to see.",
      "tatoeba_id": 195665
    },
    {
      "ja": "まさかの時にはあなたを助けてやろう。",
      "furigana": "まさかの{時|とき}にはあなたを{助|たす}けてやろう。",
      "en": "I'll stand by you in time of need.",
      "tatoeba_id": 195674
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "735d3b104b490ec4451a2a0c7db9ba47b73fe29dcf9db6b6a0434bfff3186c41",
    "meanings": [
      "难道",
      "万一"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "まさか彼に会えるとは思わなかった。",
        "zh": "没想到竟然能见到他。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "まさかの時にはあなたを助けてやろう。",
        "zh": "万一有事我会帮助你。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/524a699a99",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1363540; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5a4d13bd0d7aede2eb1cf405150112850064d331bb1547bd8560258beb5a0f1c"
  }
}