How to say 'So' or 'Like that' in Japanese | そう

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The Japanese word for So or Like that is 'Sou', written as そう in Japanese.

word

そう

Meaning

So, Like that

Reading

Sou

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'そう (そう)' can mean 'so' or 'like that'. It is often used to indicate agreement, confirmation, or to describe something in a particular way. For example: Is that so?「そうですか？」(そうですか？). It looks like that「そう見える」(そうみえる). This adverb is versatile and can be used in various contexts to express similarity, manner, or degree. It's important to note that 'そう' can also be used in combination with other words to form phrases like 'そうだ (そうだ)' meaning 'that's right' or 'そういう (そういう)' meaning 'that kind of'.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word そう

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

そ

Reading

hiragana

う

Reading

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'Sou' means 'So' or 'Like that' .

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