到底 (とうてい) — absolutely, by no means, utterly
到底
absolutely
Frequency #5497
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings.
adverb
Part of speech (JMdict: adv)
toutei
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
とうてい[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- absolutely
- by no means
- utterly