SUKKA-RI すっかり
Meanings
1. Completely or entirely, with nothing left out or remaining.
2. Completely or fully, especially when a state or change has progressed to a striking degree.
Examples
1. I completely cleaned up the room that had been full of clutter.
ものが散乱していた部屋をすっかり片付けた。
2. I completely forgot about our nine o’clock meeting.
９時の待ち合わせをすっかり忘れていた。
2. That little girl has really grown into a young lady.
あのおチビちゃんが、すっかりお姉さんになったね。
2. It felt like summer only the other day, but now it’s already completely winter-cold.
この間まで夏だと思っていたのに、もうすっかり冬の寒さだわ。
Dogmatic Opinion
I associate SUKKA-RI with a striking change from the state I remember before.
The change is large enough that little or nothing of the previous state seems to remain. In that sense, the expression often contains an implicit comparison between “before” and “now.”
The important feeling is that the process has not stopped halfway. The change or state has progressed fully enough to feel complete.
Proximate Expression
completely and utterly
Related Words
For Japanese Learners
Completely, entirely, totally, and by now are common possibilities. “すっかり忘れた” is “I completely forgot.” With seasonal or personal change, English often sounds more natural if it expresses the before-and-now contrast: “It really feels like winter now” or “She’s all grown up now.” SUKKA-RI often highlights how fully something has changed.
