How to say 'Just now' in Japanese | さっき

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The Japanese word for Just now is 'Sakki', written as さっき in Japanese.

word

さっき

Meaning

Just now

Reading

Sakki

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'さっき' refers to an event or action that occurred a short time ago, typically within the recent past, often translated as 'just now' or 'a little while ago'. It is commonly used in casual conversation to refer to something that happened not long before the current moment. For example: I just saw him「さっき彼を見た」(さっきかれをみた). I ate lunch a little while ago「さっき昼ご飯を食べた」(さっきひるごはんをたべた). The nuance of 'さっき' implies that the event is still fresh in the speaker's memory and relevant to the current conversation.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

1155

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word さっき

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

さ

Reading

hiragana

き

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Sakki' means 'Just now' .

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