Vocabulary

What does 肯定 (こうてい, koutei) mean?

肯定 (こうてい, koutei) means affirmation, to affirm.

Quick facts
Readingこうてい
Romajikoutei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
こうてい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoutei

affirmation, to affirm

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive affirmation
  2. 2noun affirmative

Example sentences

  • I want to think positively about everything.

  • He affirmed my opinion.

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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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