ぜひ

• 読み: ぜひ
• ローマ字: zehi
• 発音: /ze.çi/

意味

By all means; certainly; definitely; without fail. Used to express a strong wish or recommendation.

An adverb used when strongly urging, inviting, or requesting something. Often paired with てください or たい forms. Conveys earnest desire or wholehearted recommendation. The kanji 是非 literally means 'right and wrong' but the adverbial use is always written in hiragana.

例文

1. ぜひ日本に遊びに来てください。
2. この映画はぜひ見てほしいです。
3. ぜひ一度食べてみてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: invitations, recommendations, requests

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

The kanji 是非 combines 是 (ze, right/correct) and 非 (hi, wrong/not). The original noun meaning 'right and wrong' led to the adverbial sense of doing something 'regardless of right or wrong' — that is, absolutely, no matter what.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal