是

KANJI

是

right

just, correct, this, yes, be

Kun'yomi

これkore

On'yomi

ぜzeしshi

Example sentences

来月らいげつ、京都きょうとへ旅行りょこうに行いくのですが、もしよろしければ、是非ぜひご一緒いっしょしませんか。

I'm going on a trip to Kyoto next month; if you don't mind, would you definitely like to come with me?

システム上じょうの不具合ふぐあいを是正ぜせいするため、緊急きんきゅうメンテナンスを実施じっしします。

Emergency maintenance will be carried out to rectify a system glitch.

彼かれの提案ていあんは倫理的りんりてきに問題もんだいがあるため、到底とうてい是ぜとするわけにはいかない。

His proposal has ethical problems, so we absolutely cannot approve of it.

Practice exercises

是

Answer

ぜ

是

Answer

rightcorrectjust

是非ひ

certainly; without fail; by all means

Answer

ぜひ

是正せい

correction; revision

Answer

ぜせい

是認にん

acknowledgment; recognition; approval

Answer

ぜにん

是空くう

all things are void; all is vanity (Buddhist concept)

Answer

ぜくう