万全|ばんぜんbanzen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- no-adjective, na-adjectiveperfection; flawlessness
Conjugation
| Plain form | 万全（ばんぜん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 万全です（ばんぜんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 万全ではない（ばんぜんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 万全ではありません（ばんぜんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 万全だった（ばんぜんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 万全ではなかった（ばんぜんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 万全で（ばんぜんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 万全に（ばんぜんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 万全なら（ばんぜんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym完璧かんぺきNeutralDescribes something flawless in itself, as in 「完璧な演技」; 「万全」 stresses preparations or measures that leave nothing overlooked.
- Synonym完全かんぜんNeutralMeans complete, with every required element in place; 「万全」 leans toward careful, thorough preparation.
- SynonymパーフェクトCasualLoanword meaning perfect, or a perfect score; 「万全」 is about thorough preparation instead.
- Synonym十全じゅうぜんWrittenA written word for being perfect in every respect; 「万全」 centers on preparations and measures.
- Synonym完全無欠かんぜんむけつWrittenA written four-character compound for absolute flawlessness; 「万全」 is about being fully prepared to respond.
- Related上々じょうじょうCasualColloquial for results or a condition being first-rate, as in 「気分は上々」; 「万全」 is about foolproof preparation.
- Related文句なしもんくなしCasualColloquial for something so good there is nothing to criticize; 「万全」 concerns preparations and measures.
- Related理想的りそうてきNeutralSays something lives up to one's ideal; 「万全」 stresses thoroughness with nothing overlooked.
- Related見事みごとNeutralPraises something as splendid or beautifully done; 「万全」 is about thorough preparation.
- Related満点まんてんCasualColloquial for a perfect score or, by extension, something beyond reproach; 「万全」 concerns preparations and measures.
- Related無欠むけつWrittenA written word for having no flaws or missing parts; 「万全」 is about thorough preparation.
- Antonym不十分ふじゅうぶんNeutralMeans insufficient or not thorough enough; the direct opposite of 「万全」 and its fully prepared arrangements.
- Antonym不完全ふかんぜんNeutralMeans incomplete or flawed; the opposite of 「万全」.
Use 「万全」 for thorough, foolproof preparations or countermeasures, as in 「万全の態勢」 and 「万全を期す」. For perfection in general pick 「完璧」, for completeness 「完全」, and for a perfect score 「満点」; the opposites are 「不十分」 and 「不完全」.
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