Word details

まさしく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word まさしく.

Dictionary

Entry

しく正しくAdverbUsually kanaFreq #4466
1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently; really; truly

Examples
彼女はまさしく支払わされたのだ。
She was jolly well made to pay.
2

just; precisely; exactly

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

5 strokesFrequency 143JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に

Nanori

おおくにまさしただし

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