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N1 Lesson 9: 8/20

ずくめ
Completely, Entirely, All in, Nothing but, A real streak of, Without exception, Jet

づくめ is an older, pre-reform variant. ずくめ should be used instead., There is another suffix that uses づくし, meaning “all sorts/kinds of (A)”

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Noun + ずくめ
Noun (A) + ずくめ + の + Noun (B)
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  • ずくめ is a noun suffix meaning “completely” (A)/“nothing but” event (A) happens/exists. It is generally used with a limited number of expressions like: 黒 (“completely black”, "jet black", or “black from head to toe". It is infrequently used with other colors)、結構、いいこと、規則、記録、幸せ、異例、宝石. This expression can be used in both positive and negative contexts.
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《新聞（しんぶん）の見出（みだ）し》６月（ろくがつ）猛暑（もうしょ）記録（きろく）ずくめ
Newspaper headline: June - A Heatwave full of Temperature Records
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    • 規制（きせい）は必要（ひつよう）であるが規則（きそく）ずくめで窒息（ちっそく）しそうな社会（しゃかい）は強圧的（きょうあつてき）ではないだろうか。
    Regulations are needed, but isn’t a society that is about to suffocate with nothing but restrictions overbearing?
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    • ２０２０年（ねん）は異例（いれい）ずくめの大変（たいへん）な年（とし）でしたが何（なん）とか乗（のき）り切（き）りました。
    2020 was a very challenging year full of irregularities, but we somehow got through it.
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