とっくに

tokkuni

long ago, ages ago

What does とっくに mean?

とっくに is a Japanese adverb meaning “long ago” or “ages ago” in English. It is written as とっくに in hiragana, and tokkuni in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

その店はとっくに閉まっているよ。

That shop closed ages ago.

宿題はとっくに終わった。

I finished my homework long ago.

More JLPT N2 words

嫌がるいやがるiyagaru

to be unwilling, to show dislike (of)

存じるぞんじるzonjiru

to know (humble)

不機嫌ふきげんfukigen

in a bad mood, sullen

見上げるみあげるmiageru

to look up at

～所～しょ～sho

office, facility (suffix)

初～しょ～sho～

first ~ (prefix)

捜すさがすsagasu

to search for (someone or something missing)

自らみずからmizukara

personally, for oneself