Meaning
「ずくめ」 attaches after a noun or nominalized word and expresses that everything — the whole of something — is entirely in that state. It conveys the idea of "nothing but" or "all."
Formation
| Part of speech | Formation |
|---|---|
| Noun | Noun + ずくめ |
Examples
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黒ずくめ(all in black)、ごちそうずくめ(nothing but delicious food)、いいことずくめ(nothing but good things)
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めでたいことずくめの一年(a year full of happy events)
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今年はA社とのプロジェクトが成功したし、結婚も出来たし、良い事ずくめの一年だった。
This year the project with Company A succeeded, I got married too — it was a year of nothing but good things. -
偶然コンビニ強盗が逃走するのを目撃した。犯人は黒ずくめの男だった。
I happened to witness a convenience store robber fleeing. The suspect was a man dressed all in black. -
転校した先の学校が規則ずくめでうんざりしている。
The school I transferred to is nothing but rules, and I'm sick of it.
Summary
- 「〜ずくめ」 means "all...; nothing but..."
- Attaches to nouns
- When modifying another noun, the form is 「名詞1ずくめの名詞2」.