This is the 14063rd most frequent German word.
genau
"Exactly" or "precisely."
In this sentence, 'genau' is used to emphasize precision or exactness.
Das ist genau das, was ich gesucht habe.
That is exactly what I was looking for.
Here, 'genau' is used to mean carefully or with precision.
Kannst du das noch einmal genau erklären?
Can you explain that precisely again?
In this usage, 'genau' acts as an interjection agreeing with the previous statement.