Vocabulary

What does 大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ, daijoubu) mean?

大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ, daijoubu) means fine, okay, safe.

Quick facts
Readingだいじょうぶ
Romajidaijoubu
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
だいじょうぶ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondaijoubu

fine, okay, safe

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1na-adjective safe; secure; sound
  2. 2adverb certainly; surely; undoubtedly
  3. 3interjection · na-adjective no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
  4. 4noun great man; fine figure of a man

Example sentences

  • I'm fine.

  • It's fine to drink this water.

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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.

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