Results, 然う

そうsou☆《然う》

adverb:

  • in that way; thus; such - concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think ➜ 斯う・ああ・如何【どう】

interjection:

  • so - used to express agreement with something said
  • so? - used to express doubt with something said

もうmou私watashiはha大人otonaだからdakara、そうsouはha考えないkangaenai。 Now that I'm a grownup, I think otherwise.

「腰koshiはha痛むitamu？」「いやiya、別にbetsuni」「そうsou、それsoreはha不幸中の幸いfukouchuunosaiwaiねne」 "Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?"

Kanji definition:

然
常用４年JLPTN3

ゼンZEN・ネンNEN・しかshika・しかりshika.ri・しかしshika.shi・さsa

sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well

Strokes:
12
Radical:
火灬 fire
SKIP:
2-8-4
UTF:
7136
JIS208:
33-19
Hangul:
연 [yeon]
Pinyin:
rán
Stroke order:
Example words:
自然【しぜんshizen】
nature; / natural; spontaneous; / naturally; spontaneously
当然【とうぜんtouzen】
natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable
依然【いぜんizen】
still; as yet; as it has been
依然として【いぜんとしてizentoshite】
still; as yet; as of old
突然【とつぜんtotsuzen】
abrupt; sudden; unexpected

Partial results:

JLPTN5
そうしてsoushite☆《然うして》

conjunction:

そうしてsoushiteくださればkudasarebaとてもtotemoうれしいureshii。 I can't be sorry.

そうすればsousureba☆《然うすれば》

conjunction:

  • if so; in that case; in that situation
そういうsouiu☆《そう言う・然ういう・然う言う》そうゆうsouyuuobs.《そう言う・然う言う・然うゆう》 Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

  • such; like that; that sort of; very
そうこうsoukou《然う斯う》 Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • this and that; one thing or another
そうそうsousou《然う然う》

adverb:

  • so long; so often; so many; so much

interjection:

  • oh, yes!; that's right; hmmm

都合の悪いtsugounowaruiことkoto、そうそうsousou隠しkakushiとおせるtooseruもんmonじゃないjanaiよyo。悪事akuji千里をwo行くiku、ってtteいうiuだろうdarou。 You can't hide the fact that you're having a hard time. Bad news travels fast you know.

そうそうsousouそのsono調子choushi。 That a boy!

そうしたらsoushitara《然うしたら》そしたらsoshitara

conjunction:

  • then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case ➜ それなら
そうしたsoushita《然うした》 Inflection

expression / pre-noun adjectival:

  • such
そうともsoutomo《然うとも》

interjection:

  • exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
そうは問屋が卸さない【そうはとんやがおろさないsouhaton'yagaorosanai】そうは問屋がおろさない・然うは問屋が卸さない

expression:

  • things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy - idiom
そうはイカの金玉【そうはイカのきんたまsouhaIKAnokintama】そうは烏賊の金玉・然うは烏賊の金玉【そうはいかのきんたまsouhaikanokintama】

expression:

  • you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance - pun on そうは行かぬ - humorous term

Kanji

然

ゼンZEN・ネンNEN・しかshika・しかりshika.ri・しかしshika.shi・さsa

sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well


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