断然

だんぜん

firmly

N1 #11,007

Meanings

adverb, taru adjective firmly; flatly; resolutely; decisively; absolutely; definitely
adverb definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely
by far; far and away; by a long shot; hands down

Its kanji

断ダン · た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
然ゼン、ネン · しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

In sentences

これが断然だんぜん一番いちばん良よい。 This is the absolute best. #218854

彼あの作文さくぶんは断然だんぜん一番いちばんよい。 His composition is by far the best of all. #117255

これが２つの中なかで断然だんぜん良よい。 This is much the better of the two. #219021

生活費せいかつひが断然だんぜん上あがった。 The cost of life increased drastically. #5037

こっちが断然だんぜんいいって。 This one is definitely better. #10853719

私わたしは断然だんぜん、豆乳とうにゅう派はだね。 I'm definitely in the soy milk group. #10989270

私わたしは断然だんぜんウィンドウズ派は。 I'm a Windows person. #155144

これは断然だんぜん最善さいぜんの方法ほうほうだ。 This is by far the best method. #218198