How to say "fully" in Japanese

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  • しみじみJLPT N2approx.Common
    adverb (with と)Covers 'fully' only in the sense of feeling or realizing something keenly and deeply; it is not about quantity or completeness, so it seldom translates neutral 'fully'.
    その悲かなしい話はなしは彼女かのじょにしみじみと感かんじられた。↗
    The sad story came home to her.
  • たっぷりJLPT N3approx.Common
    adverb (with と), na-adjective, suffixCovers 'fully' when it means 'to the full' in quantity — amply, generously, with plenty to spare, as in sleeping fully or having ample time; not about emotions or sufficiency.
    教授きょうじゅの話はなしはユーモアたっぷりだった。↗
    The professor's speech was full of humor.
  • 優にゆうにCommon
    adverbCovers 'fully' before amounts and degrees that comfortably reach or exceed a level — 'fully ten years', 'well over a hundred'; the sense is 'easily, with room to spare'.
    ここから郵便局ゆうびんきょくまではゆうに5キロあります。↗
    The post office is a good five kilometers away from here.
  • 十分じゅうぶんJLPT N4approx.Common
    adverbThe all-purpose choice: use it whenever 'fully' simply means 'sufficiently, thoroughly, enough' — fully understanding, fully prepared, fully satisfied; when in doubt, this is the word to reach for.
    「もっと召し上めしあがりますか」「いいえ、じゅうぶんいただきました」↗
    "Would you like any more?" "No, I've had enough."
  • adverb (with と)Colloquial and rarely the neutral word for 'fully': it means doing something properly and heartily, taking a solid, satisfying amount — the tone of tucking into a big meal.

Choose 十分 for the neutral sense 'sufficiently, fully'; 「たっぷり」 for generous quantity, 「優に」 for amounts that comfortably exceed a level, 「しみじみ」 for deeply felt realization, and 「がっつり」 for casual, hearty fullness.

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