誠に

まことに

indeed, really (very polite), absolutely

What does 誠に mean?

誠に is a Japanese noun meaning indeed, really (very polite), absolutely in English. It is written as 誠に in kanji, まことに in hiragana, and makotoni in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

遅れまして、誠に申し訳ありません。

I'm awfully sorry that I was late.