"そして" meaning in Japanese

See そして in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [so̞ɕi̥te̞] Forms: soshite [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction}} そして • (soshite)
  1. and, and then
    Sense id: en-そして-ja-conj-KLS9EoyO Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 14 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 15 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 15 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 36
  2. thus, and now
    Sense id: en-そして-ja-conj-9hlG~4uI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 36
  3. like that
    Sense id: en-そして-ja-conj-6wEgmNWO Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 19 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 36

Alternative forms

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        {
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        {
          "english": "Then he lowered his head.",
          "ref": "1914, 豊島与志雄, 恩人",
          "roman": "Soshite atama o sageta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "頭",
              "あたま"
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            [
              "下",
              "さ"
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          "english": "So give this item back to that child first thing tomorrow.",
          "ref": "1906, 小川未明, 海の少年",
          "roman": "Soshite, sassoku ashita, kono shinamono o sono kodomo ni o-kaeshi nasai yo.",
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            [
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            [
              "子",
              "こ"
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            [
              "供",
              "ども"
            ],
            [
              "返",
              "かえ"
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          "text": "そして、さっそく明日、この品物をその子供にお返しなさいよ。"
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          "english": "When looked at in that way…",
          "roman": "soshite miru to…",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "見",
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      "ipa": "[so̞ɕi̥te̞]"
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          "ref": "1914, 豊島与志雄, 恩人",
          "roman": "Soshite atama o sageta.",
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              "頭",
              "あたま"
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              "下",
              "さ"
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        }
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        "and, and then"
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              "あした"
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              "供",
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              "返",
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          "thus",
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Download raw JSONL data for そして meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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