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誠に (まことに): indeed, really (very polite), absolutely — Japanese vocabulary

誠に is read まことに and means "indeed, really (very polite), absolutely". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

誠に

Reading
まことに · makotoni
Translation
indeed, really (very polite), absolutely
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
まことにが

Example

あなたがおいでになれないとは、まことに残念です。

あなたがおいでになれないとは、まことにざんねんです。

What a pity it is that you can't come!

Kanji in this word

  • 誠 — sincerity

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