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不可能

ふかのう

N3impossible

Examples

この作業を今日中に一人で終えるのは不可能だ。

雪が深いため、今夜の登頂は不可能だと判断された。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Spelling: 不可能. Reading: ふかのう. Core meaning: impossible.
  • Basic usage: Representative examples: この作業を今日中に一人で終えるのは不可能だ / 雪が深いため、今夜の登頂は不可能だと判断された.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A strong impossibility judgment
    • 不可能だ judges something impossible under the stated conditions. It is stronger than 難しい, which can merely mean difficult or unlikely, so it should not be used as casual exaggeration.

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