"さも" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠mo̞] Forms: samo [romanization], 然も [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: さ (sa, “that way”) + も (mo, “even”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|さ||も||t1=that way|t2=even}} さ (sa, “that way”) + も (mo, “even”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} さも • (samo)
  1. really (seems that way)
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              25,
              27
            ]
          ],
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              106,
              112
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Not only that, there was one occasion where she called me a \"magnanimous fellow\", and in such a tone that really seemed to imply she respected me.",
          "ref": "1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 12, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:",
          "roman": "Sore nominarazu, aru baai ni watakushi o ōyō na kata da to itte, samo sonkei shita rashii kuchi no kikikata o shita koto ga arimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "場",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "合",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "私",
              "わたくし"
            ],
            [
              "鷹",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "揚",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "方",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "尊",
              "そん"
            ],
            [
              "敬",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "口",
              "くち"
            ],
            [
              "利",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "方",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "それのみならず、ある場合に私を鷹揚な方だといって、さも尊敬したらしい口の利き方をした事があります。",
          "translation": "Not only that, there was one occasion where she called me a \"magnanimous fellow\", and in such a tone that really seemed to imply she respected me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "really (seems that way)"
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          "really",
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    },
    {
      "other": "さも"
    }
  ],
  "word": "さも"
}
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          "ref": "1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 12, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:",
          "roman": "Sore nominarazu, aru baai ni watakushi o ōyō na kata da to itte, samo sonkei shita rashii kuchi no kikikata o shita koto ga arimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "場",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "合",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "私",
              "わたくし"
            ],
            [
              "鷹",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "揚",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "方",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "尊",
              "そん"
            ],
            [
              "敬",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "口",
              "くち"
            ],
            [
              "利",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "方",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ]
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "really (seems that way)"
      ],
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        [
          "really",
          "really"
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    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠mo̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "さも"
    }
  ],
  "word": "さも"
}

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