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Japanese word
パーフェクト
Pronunciation
Romajipāfekuto
Meaning
- na-adjectiveperfect
Example
今日の演奏はパーフェクトです。kyō no en sō wa pā fe ku to de su
Today's performance is perfect.
More examples
その選手は難しい技をパーフェクトに決めました。so no sen shu wa muzuka shi i waza o pā fe ku to ni ki me ma shi ta
The athlete executed the difficult move perfectly.
Core concept
Expresses that something reaches the desired state completely, with no meaningful defect or shortcoming.
Common phrases
パーフェクトな演技pā fe ku to na en gi
perfect performance
パーフェクトな発音pā fe ku to na hatsu on
perfect pronunciation
パーフェクトに再現するpā fe ku to ni sai gen su ru
reproduce perfectly
Similar words
完璧kanpeki: Describes something with no flaw or mistake that meets an ideal standard.
完全kanzen: Describes something that has all the needed parts or qualities and lacks nothing essential.
Definition in Japanese
必要な条件をすべて満たし、少しも不十分なところがないさま。hitsu yō na jō ken o su be te mi ta shi suko shi mo fu jū bun na to ko ro ga na i sa ma
Word origin
パーフェクト (pāfekuto) was borrowed from English perfect, a word traced to Latin perfectus, meaning "completed" or "finished."
Usage tips
- English speakers commonly say perfect game for a baseball game in which one pitcher allows no opposing player to reach first base, giving パーフェクト (pāfekuto) a familiar sports-related association.
Other meanings
- perfect scorenoun
Opposites
- 不完全fukanzenimperfectna-adjective
Related words
- パーフェクトさpāfekutosaperfectionnoun