"そうそう" meaning in Japanese

See そうそう in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [so̞ːso̞ː] Forms: sōsō [romanization], sausau [romanization], さうさう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Reduplication of そう. Etymology templates: {{l|ja|そう}} そう, {{ja-l/helper|そう||}} そう, {{ja-l|そう}} そう Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|hhira=さうさう}} そうそう • (sōsō) ^(←さうさう (sausau)?)
  1. (chiefly in the negative) so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially Synonyms: そんなに, それほど
    Sense id: en-そうそう-ja-adv-ZHjFqaIH Categories (other): Japanese negative polarity items, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 51 44 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 54 39 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: [so̞ːso̞ː] Forms: sōsō [romanization], sausau [romanization], さうさう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Reduplication of そう. Etymology templates: {{l|ja|そう}} そう, {{ja-l/helper|そう||}} そう, {{ja-l|そう}} そう Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|hhira=さうさう}} そうそう • (sōsō) ^(←さうさう (sausau)?)
  1. Used when something comes to mind: to recall
    Sense id: en-そうそう-ja-intj-2A1XlZ6V Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 51 44 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 42 8
  2. Used to express agreement: yeah, of course
    Sense id: en-そうそう-ja-intj-ZRVybktE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for そうそう meaning in Japanese (4.5kB)

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          "roman": "Sonna hito wa sōsō inai darō.",
          "ruby": [
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          "text": "そんな人はそうそういないだろう。"
        },
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          "english": "I can't ask him so often.",
          "roman": "Sōsō kare ni tanomu wake ni mo ikanai.",
          "ruby": [
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              "彼",
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              "頼",
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          "text": "そうそう彼に頼むわけにもいかない。"
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        "so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially"
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        "(chiefly in the negative) so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially"
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          "word": "そんなに"
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      "other": "そーそー"
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      "ipa": "[so̞ːso̞ː]"
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            [
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              "頃",
              "ごろ"
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          "of course",
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      "ipa": "[so̞ːso̞ː]"
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          "roman": "Sonna hito wa sōsō inai darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "そんな人はそうそういないだろう。"
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        {
          "english": "I can't ask him so often.",
          "roman": "Sōsō kare ni tanomu wake ni mo ikanai.",
          "ruby": [
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              "彼",
              "かれ"
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              "頼",
              "たの"
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        "so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially"
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    {
      "other": "そーそー"
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      "ipa": "[so̞ːso̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "そうそう"
}

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        {
          "english": "Now I remember, it was about this time last year.",
          "roman": "Sōsō, kyonen no imagoro datta nā.",
          "ruby": [
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              "去",
              "きょ"
            ],
            [
              "年",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "今",
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              "頃",
              "ごろ"
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          "text": "そうそう、去年の今頃だったなあ。"
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          "roman": "Sōsō, sonotōridesu.",
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            [
              "通",
              "とお"
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          "yeah",
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      "other": "そーそー"
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      "ipa": "[so̞ːso̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "そうそう"
}

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  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "早々",
    "匆々",
    "草々",
    "草創",
    "草叢",
    "送葬",
    "葬送",
    "滄桑",
    "層相",
    "総奏",
    "双双",
    "淙淙",
    "琮琤",
    "嘈嘈",
    "層層",
    "蒼蒼",
    "錚錚",
    "簇簇",
    "蹌蹌",
    "叢叢",
    "鏘鏘",
    "颼颼"
  ],
  "word": "そうそう"
}

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