ずくめ
(Zuku me)
nothing but / entirely / all X.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + ずくめ. Limited to certain nouns — mostly colors, qualities, notable outcomes.
- ＋Restricted productivity — fixed collocations.
- ＋Common: 黒ずくめ, いいことずくめ, 異例ずくめ, 初めてずくめ, 記録ずくめ.
Examples
1.
彼女はいつも黒ずくめの服を着ている。
Kanojo wa itsumo kuro zukume no fuku o ki te iru.
She is always dressed all in black.
「nothing but / entirely / all X」
2.
今日はいいことずくめの一日だった。
Kyou wa ii koto zukume no ichi nichi da ta.
Today was a day full of nothing but good things.
「nothing but / entirely / all X」
Practice
Ever since he got promoted, it has been nothing but good things for him.
昇進してからというもの、彼の人生は___だ。
Romaji also accepted