adverbial N3 common casualpolitewritten
全く — completely / utterly
全く ・ まったく
Meaning
- completely / utterly / absolutely — full degree, no reservation
Key sentence
二人の意見は全く同じだ。
Their two opinions are completely the same.
Examples
全く新しい方法を試してみよう。
Let's try a completely new method.
おっしゃる通り、全くその通りです。
Exactly as you say — you're absolutely right.
Easily confused with
Notes
- As a standalone exclamation, 全く（もう）expresses exasperation — roughly 'honestly!' / 'good grief.'
See 全く in real sentences
Jengo shows 全く the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.