まさか

真逆

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!

N4Common wordInterjection

Interjection

by no means•never!•well, I never!•you don't say!•no way!

Adverb

certainly (not)•surely (not)•hardly (expected)

Noun, No-adjective

something unexpected•emergency

Adverb, No-adjective

indeed•really•truly•unexpectedly

Noun

(the) present•(the) here and now•situation at hand

Example Sentences

まさかリアルに借金の催促だったの？

No way, is this really a debt collection call?

まさか彼(かれ)に会えるとは思わなかった。

He was the last person I expected to see.

まさかそんなことまで言う気(き)はない。

I will not go to the length of saying such things.

まさかもう彼(かれ)が来(くる)たのではないでしょうね。

He hasn't come already, has he?

まさか彼女がそんな事(こと)をやるとはおもえない。

I hardly think she'd do that.

true, reality, Buddhist sect

シン / ま

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

ギャク / さか