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How to say 'Opportunity' in Japanese | 序で

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The Japanese word for Opportunity is 'Tsuide', written as 序で in Japanese.'Opportunity' in hiragana is ついで.

    word

    序で

    Meaning

    Opportunity

    Reading

    ついで

    tsuide

    Kanji

    Beginning, Preface

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '序で (ついで)' refers to an opportunity or a convenient moment to do something. It is often used when someone is already doing something and takes the chance to do another related task. For example: While you're at the store, could you buy some milk?「お店に行くついでに牛乳を買ってきてくれる?」(おみせにいくついでにぎゅうにゅうをかってきてくれる?). I'll clean the kitchen while I'm at it「キッチンを掃除するついでに片付けよう」(キッチンをそうじするついでにかたづけよう). This word is commonly used in casual conversations and implies making the most of a situation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3417

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 序で

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Beginning, Preface

Hiragana in the Word 序で

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    De

Words Related to 序で Through the Kanji

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 序 as well.

  • word

    秩序

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    順序

    Meaning

    Order, Sequence

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'Tsuide' means 'Opportunity' .

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