Vocabulary

What does 結構 (けっこう, kekkou) mean?

結構 (けっこう, kekkou) means fine, good enough; no thank you (declining).

Quick facts
Readingけっこう
Romajikekkou
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
けっこう
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkekkou

fine, good enough; no thank you (declining)

  1. 1na-adjective splendid; nice; wonderful
  2. 2na-adjective sufficient; satisfactory; enough
  3. 3na-adjective not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine")
  4. 4adverb rather; quite; fairly
  5. 5noun structure; construction; framework

Example sentences

  • No coffee for me, thanks.

  • This shop is pretty good, isn't it.

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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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