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What does まさか (masaka) mean?

まさか means no way, surely not.

Quick facts
Readingまさか
Romajimasaka
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
まさか
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmasaka

no way, surely not

  1. 1interjection by no means; never!; well, I never!
  2. 2adverb certainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)
  3. 3noun · no-adjective something unexpected; emergency
  4. 4adverb · no-adjective indeed; really; truly
  5. 5noun (the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand

Example sentences

  • No way, is that really true?

  • I never imagined he would actually come.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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