Definition of こう

JLPTN4

こうkou^☆《斯う》

adverb:

in this way; thus; such - used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker ➜ 然う・ああ・如何【どう】

interjection:

uh... - interjection used as a verbal pause

Example Sentences

高校koukou 時代jidai についてnitsuite 最もmottomo 後悔koukai するsuru ことkoto をwo 人々hitobito にni 尋ねるtazuneru とto 大抵taitei のno 人hito はha 決まっkima てte こうkou 言うiu。時間jikan をwo 無駄muda にni しshi すぎsugi てte いi たta、とto。: When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
人生jinsei とはtoha 絶望zetsubou であるdearu。僕boku はha こうkou 考えているkangaeteiru。: Life is despair, that's what I think.
こうkou 見えてmiete、子供の頃kodomonokoro はha ケーキKEEKI をwo二ホールHOORU 平らげたtairageta 伝説densetsu をwo 持っているmotteiru。: You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.
光源kougen、つまりtsumari 光kou のno 向きmuki だda なna、それsore とto 陰影in'ei とかtoka にもnimo 気をつけてkiwotsukete、できるdekiruだけdake 正確にseikakuni 手元temoto にni あるaru クロッキー帳KUROKKIIchou にni 書き取ってkakitotte いくiku だけdake。: Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.
ハルHARU くんkun はha 昔mukashi からkara こうkou なna のno、心根kokorone はha 凄くsugoku 優しいyasashii のno よyo。: Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.

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