まさか (masaka)

by no means

  • JLPT N3
  • adverb
  • Pitch 1
  • #3532 most frequent

Meaning

まさか (masaka) is a JLPT N3 adverb meaning “by no means”.

Example sentences 12

まさか 車くるまが 当あたるとは 思おもわなかった。

I never imagined I would win a car.

まさか。

まさか!

冗談じょうだん 言いうなよ。

You must be kidding!