悉く[ことごとく] (kotogotoku)
altogether, entirely
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 3
- #293007 most frequent
Meaning
悉く (ことごとく, kotogotoku) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “altogether, entirely”.
Example sentences 12
彼の作品はことごとくヒットする
All his works have been popular.
薩軍は悉く御船に退却した。
The entire Satsuma army retreated to the ships.
悉くよく八種の病を除滅す。
It completely eradicates the eight kinds of diseases.
文政年中火災に罹り悉く消失す。
It caught fire in the Bunsei era and was completely destroyed.
私達の計画はことごとく失敗した。
All our plans went wrong.
「院中已下諸家悉く以て安穏なり。」
All the houses, from the Retired Emperor's court downward, are at peace.
「官軍悉く敗績し、法皇を取り奉り了んぬ。」
The imperial army was completely defeated, and they took the Cloistered Emperor into custody.
何故か鷹派と目される人たちが、ことごとく苦手。
For some reason, I don't cope well with those recognized as hardliners.
白川殿の所領已下の事,皆悉く内の御沙汰あるべし
All matters concerning the holdings of Shirakawa-dono and below shall be subject to the inner command.
トムはこれまで手をつけた仕事はことごとく成功した。
Tom has always done well in every job he has had.
「又京中の片山及び神社仏寺、人屋在家、悉く以て追捕す。」
In addition, the hills in the capital as well as shrines, temples, and people's houses and dwellings were all subjected to search and arrest.
20日には兼実も「白川殿の所領已下の事、皆悉く内の御沙汰あるべし」という情報を入手している（『玉葉』同日条）。
On the 20th, Kanezane also obtained information that all matters concerning the Shirakawa-dono's holdings and below should be subject to an in-house order (same-day entry in 'Gyokuyo').