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到底

とうてい

adverbusually kana

Meanings

1(cannot) possibly
2(not) by any means
3(not) at all

Example sentence

あなたの話は到底真実だと思えない。

I can't possibly think your story is true.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

到Arrival, Proceed, Reach8 strokes 底Bottom, Sole, Depth8 strokes

More words with 到

到着とうちゃく · arrivalN3 到来とうらい · arrival 到達とうたつ · reachingN1 殺到さっとう · rush 周到しゅうとう · careful 到頭

Full entry on Jisho

とうとう · finally

到るいたる · to arrive at (e.g. a decision)

More words with 底

底そこ · bottomN3 徹底てってい · thoroughnessN3 海底かいてい · bottom of the ocean 根底こんてい · rootN1 徹底的てっていてき · thorough 底入れそこいれ · bottoming out (of prices)底流ていりゅう · undercurrent 底辺ていへん · base (of a polygon)

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