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正まさしく

まさしく masashiku Play N1 Adverb

Meanings and examples

疑いなくそうであるさま。 surely; no doubt; evidently

Example 1

彼女かのじょはまさしく支払しはらわされたのだ。

She was jolly well made to pay.

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Example 2

彼かれはまさしく時代じだいの子こであった。

He was really a child of his times.

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Kanji breakdown

正

N4

correct; justice; righteous; 10**40

On reading
セイ、ショウ
Kun reading
ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
Radical
止
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是正

N1

ぜせい

correction; revision

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正常

N1

せいじょう

normalcy; normality; normal

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正当

N1

せいとう

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful

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正義

N1

せいぎ

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning

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正規

N1

せいき

regular; legal; formal; established; legitimate