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How to say 'Soon' in Japanese | そろそろ

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The Japanese word for Soon is 'Sorosoro', written as そろそろ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Soon

    Reading

    Sorosoro

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'そろそろ' (sorosoro) is used to indicate that something is about to happen or that it is time to do something. It conveys a sense of gradual progression or the approaching of a particular moment. For example: It's about time to leave「そろそろ出かけよう」(そろそろでかけよう). Dinner is almost ready「そろそろ夕食ができる」(そろそろゆうしょくができる). The word can also imply a gentle reminder or a nudge to start preparing for an action, as in 'そろそろ始めましょう (そろそろはじめましょう) (Let's start soon).'

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    3261

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word そろそろ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    So
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ro

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