Vocabulary

What does 断然 (だんぜん, danzen) mean?

断然 (だんぜん, danzen) means resolutely, absolutely; by far, decisively.

Quick facts
Reading	だんぜん
Romaji	danzen
Part of speech	adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

断然だんぜん

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondanzen

resolutely, absolutely; by far, decisively

1adverb · adj-t firmly; flatly; resolutely
2adverb definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely
3adverb by far; far and away; by a long shot

Example sentences

この案(あん)が断然(だんぜん)いいと思(おも)う。
I think this proposal is by far the best.
彼(かれ)は断然(だんぜん)トップの成績(せいせき)だった。
His results were overwhelmingly the top.

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