果たして

Japanese

Kanji in this term
果
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kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
果して

Etymology

Conjunctive form of 果たす (hatasu, “accomplish”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はたして [hàtáꜜshìtè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠ɕi̥te̞]

Adverb

果(は)たして • (hatashite)

expectedly
(in a question) indeed, really

References

Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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