パーフェクトpaafekuto
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- na-adjective, nounperfect
- noun, baseballperfect game
Conjugation
| Plain form | パーフェクト |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | パーフェクトです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | パーフェクトではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | パーフェクトではありません |
| Past (datta) | パーフェクトだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | パーフェクトではなかった |
| Te form (de) | パーフェクトで |
| Adverbial (ni) | パーフェクトに |
| Conditional (nara) | パーフェクトなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym完璧かんぺきNeutralFlawless; the usual choice in formal contexts. 「パーフェクト」is a colloquial loanword that also covers a perfect game in baseball and a perfect score on an exam.
- Synonym完全かんぜんNeutralComplete — every requirement met, nothing missing. Its uses are broad, and it is not specifically about a perfect performance.
- Synonym万全ばんぜんNeutralFlawless in the sense of fully prepared, leaving no room for error, as in 「万全を期す」and 「万全の態勢」.
- Synonym文句なしもんくなしCasualColloquial; beyond criticism in that no one can object, as in 「文句なしの優勝」.
- Synonym完全無欠かんぜんむけつWrittenFour-character compound for utterly flawless, beyond criticism; emphatic and literary. In speech people say 「完璧」.
- Synonym無欠むけつWrittenMeans lacking nothing; mostly seen inside 「完全無欠」, and on its own it is literary. Everyday speech uses 「完璧」.
- Related上々じょうじょうNeutralDescribes a situation or result as very good, as in 「上々の出来」or 「滑り出しは上々」; satisfying, but not necessarily flawless.
- Related無傷むきずNeutralUnhurt or undamaged, also unbeaten, as in 「無傷の連勝」; focuses on no damage or no losses, not on a perfect score.
- Related理想的りそうてきNeutralIdeal — matching what one hopes for, as in 「理想的な環境」; need not be entirely free of flaws.
- Related円満えんまんNeutralHarmonious and settled, mainly for relationships and matters going smoothly, as in 「円満な家庭」and 「円満解決」.
- Related見事みごとNeutralSplendid, admirable, as in 「見事な演技」; can also mean utter, as in 「見事に失敗」.
- RelatedコンプリートNeutralLoanword for completing a collection or game — having everything gathered. Not used to praise a performance as perfect.
- Related十全じゅうぜんWrittenLiterary word for complete perfection, stressing thoroughness, as in 「十全の備え」; in daily speech 「万全」is more common.
- RelatedアイデアルNeutralRare loanword meaning ideal; 「理想的」is the normal choice. It does not mean a perfect score or a perfect game.
- RelatedこよないWrittenLiterary and elegant, meaning second to none; mostly used adverbially, as in 「こよなく愛する」.
- RelatedあらまほしいWrittenArchaic word for desirable or ideal, rarely used today; say 「理想的」in everyday language.
- Antonym不完全ふかんぜんNeutralAntonym: lacking parts or flawed, the direct opposite of the flawless sense of 「パーフェクト」.
Default to 「パーフェクト」 for a flawless result, perfect score or perfect game; say 「完璧」 in formal contexts. 「完全」 means complete, nothing missing, and is broad rather than about a perfect performance; 「万全」 is error-proof preparation; the opposite is 「不完全」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


