【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜ずくめ（~zukume）

2020年4月12日 2024年10月9日

Explanation：〜ずくめ

Meaning
"〜が多い / 〜ばかりだ / 〜がたくさんある"
Used to describe a situation where everything is characterized by a certain theme, condition, or attribute. It conveys the sense that something is filled or covered entirely with that theme, often implying that it occurs repeatedly or entirely throughout a situation. This pattern can be positive, negative, or neutral depending on the context, and it’s often used to emphasize the overwhelming or consistent presence of something.

Form
N + ずくめ

JLPT Level
N1

Points

Totality or Entirety: "〜ずくめ" suggests that everything in the situation is covered by or related to the same characteristic or condition.
Repetition or Consistency: It emphasizes that something appears repeatedly or is pervasive throughout a particular context.
Commonly Used with Nouns: It typically follows nouns that represent themes, situations, or colors.
Neutral or Context-Dependent: Depending on the noun used, "〜ずくめ" can convey positive, negative, or neutral meanings.

Note
・物もの、色いろ、出来事できごとなどによく使つかいます。
・「黒くろずくめ」「いいことずく」など慣用的かんようてき（as an idiom）に使つかわれるものが多おおい。

Sample sentenes

最近さいきん、試験しけんにも合格ごうかくできて、彼女かのじょもできて、いいことずくめだ。
Recently, I passed my exams and got a girlfriend; everything's been going well.

彼女かのじょはいつも黒くろずくめの格好かっこうをしている。
She always dresses all in black.

今日きょうの晩ばんご飯はんはステーキに、ロブスターに、ご馳走ちそうずくめだった。
Tonight's dinner was a feast, with steak and lobster.

毎日まいにち残業ざんぎょうずくめで本当ほんとうに大変たいへんだ。
It's really tough working overtime every day.

ジェシカさんはお金持かねもちで、毎日まいにち全身ぜんしんブランドずくめだ。
Jessica is rich and wears designer brands from head to toe every day.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
-	ロブスター	lobster