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誠に
まことに
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indeed, really (very polite), absolutely
Taken apart
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Written with 誠
In a sentence
結果はまことに申し分ない。
The outcome leaves nothing to be desired.
彼はまことに利口な少年です。
He is indeed a clever boy.
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What Wiktionary says
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What the labels mean
- 和語 Native Japanese
- Words that were already Japanese before Chinese vocabulary arrived — usually written with kun'yomi and often short.