Japanese word

確実

Pronunciation

Romajikakujitsu

Meaning

  • na-adjectivecertain

Example

この方法なら成功は確実です。ko no hō hō na ra sei kō wa kaku jitsu de su

Success is certain with this method.

Illustration for 確実 (certain)

More examples

この計画を守れば、目標は確実に達成できます。ko no kei kaku o mamo re ba moku hyō wa kaku jitsu ni tas sei de ki ma su

If we follow this plan, we can achieve our goal for sure.

Core concept

It presents an outcome or fact as firmly supported and free from doubt.

Common phrases

  • 確実な方法kaku jitsu na hō hō

    a reliable method

  • 確実な情報kaku jitsu na jō hō

    reliable information

  • 確実に成功するkaku jitsu ni sei kō su ru

    succeed for sure

Similar words

確かtashika: It describes something accepted as true with little or no doubt.

Definition in Japanese

疑いがなく、間違いないさま。utaga i ga na ku ma chiga i na i sa ma

Word origin

確実 (kakujitsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 確 (kaku, "firm") and 実 (jitsu, "real"), giving the sense of something firmly established as true.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 確実に (kakujitsu ni) means "reliably" or "surely," while 確実です (kakujitsu desu) describes an outcome as certain.

Other meanings

  • reliablena-adjective

Opposites

  • 不確実fukakujitsuuncertainna-adjective

Related words

  • 確実性kakujitsuseicertaintynoun
  • 確実さkakujitsusacertaintynoun

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