Tendency and state

～ずくめ

nothing but; entirely; all

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  • Noun + ずくめ

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Explanation

Says that something is all of one kind: all the same colour, or only the same type of event.

The noun is a colour (黒ずくめ) or a type of event (いいことずくめ, 残業ずくめ).

Examples

  1. 今日は朝から、いいことずくめだった。

    きょうはあさから、いいことずくめだった。

    Today everything has gone well since morning.

  2. 彼は黒ずくめの服装で現れた。

    かれはくろずくめのふくそうであらわれた。

    He appeared dressed all in black.

  3. 最近は、残業ずくめの毎日だ。

    さいきんは、ざんぎょうずくめのまいにちだ。

    These days it is nothing but overtime every day.

Compare with

  • ～だらけ: だらけ means covered with (usually bad); ずくめ means entirely made of one kind, good or bad.

Common mistakes

  • Using it with a noun that cannot be a colour or an event type.