正に (まさに): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

正に (まさに) means exactly / truly / surely.

See example sentences below.

正に at a glance

正に

まさにmasani

N1adv

exactly / truly / surely

正にまさにmasaniN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

exactly / truly / surely

Example 1

これはまさに私の望んだものだ。

Translation

This is exactly what I wanted.

Example 2

彼の言うことはまさに正しい。

Translation

What he says is truly correct.