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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N2 総じて そうじて
An adverb meaning "viewed overall" or "generally speaking." Used in forms like 「総じて好調」「総じて言えば」 in contexts of describing an overall trend despite individual differences.

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N2 壮絶 そうぜつ
The state of being valiant and intense. Used in forms like 「壮絶な戦い」「壮絶な最期」, expressing the fierceness and awesomeness of confronting something at the cost of one's life.

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N2 早々 そうそう
Means right after a certain time or event, at a very early stage. When it attaches to a noun, as in 「新年早々」「開店早々」, it is read 「そうそう」 and expresses the sense of 「〜してすぐ」 (right after doing something). The same kanji is also read 「はやばや」; with this reading it is used in the form 「早々と」, as in 「早々と帰る」「早々と売り切れる」, expressing that the action takes place earlier than usual. Because the form used differs with the reading, distinguish them this way: 「〜早々」 is read 「そうそう」, and 「早々と」 is read 「はやばや」.

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N2 壮大 そうだい
The state of being grand in scale and magnificent. Used in forms like 「壮大な計画」「壮大な景色」, expressing that the scale, vision, or scenery is sweeping and impressive.

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N4 相談 そうだん
To discuss a troubling matter or something one wants to decide, with another person.

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N2 早晩 そうばん
An adverb meaning "sooner or later" or "before long." A formal word used in forms like 「早晩〜するだろう」 to predict things that will certainly happen in the future.

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N2, N3 そこ
bottom. The lowest part of a container, the sea, or a river. Example: 「くつの底」 (the sole of a shoe). Also used to mean the deepest part, as in 「心の底」 (the depths of one's heart).

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N2 損なう そこなう
To make the good state of something worse. Used to worsen an abstract state or value, as in 「信用を損なう」, 「健康を損なう」, or 「景観を損なう」.

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N2 損ねる そこねる
The act of worsening one's mood, health, or the state of things. Used in forms like 「機嫌を損ねる」「体調を損ねる」, with the meaning of degrading the state of the subject. Also used as an auxiliary verb meaning "miss the chance to ~", as in 「言いそこねる」.

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N2 注ぐ そそぐ
To pour a liquid from a container. Also used to mean concentrating something abstract such as affection or one's gaze onto a single object. The target is either a liquid or an abstract feeling or gaze, as in 「お茶を注ぐ」, 「愛情を注ぐ」, or 「視線を注ぐ」.

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N4 育てる そだてる
To raise a child, animal, or plant, etc., to grow.

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N2 即興 そっきょう
Creating music, poetry, drama, or the like on the spot without prior preparation. Used in scenes of artistic creation, as in 「即興で演奏する」 or 「即興の詩」.

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N4 卒業 そつぎょう
To finish all of one's studies at a school. The antonym is 「入学」 (enrollment).

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N2, N3 そっくり そっくり
A state of being very similar. Example: 「父親にそっくりだ」 (to look just like one's father). Also used to mean entirely, with nothing left out, as in 「そっくりそのまま」 (exactly as is, in its entirety).

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N2 即効 そっこう
The fact that medicine, a treatment, or the like takes effect immediately. Used for things whose effect appears in a short time, as in 「即効性のある薬」 or 「即効の治療」.

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N2, N3 そっと そっと
A manner of doing something quietly and gently, without making a sound. Example: 「そっとドアを閉める」 (to close a door quietly). There is also the expression 「そっとしておく」 (to leave someone/something alone).

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N2 卒倒 そっとう
The act of suddenly losing consciousness and collapsing on the spot. Used in forms like 「知らせを聞いて卒倒した」, expressing fainting and falling from a strong shock or surprise.

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N2 そで
The part of a garment that covers the arm. Also, in the idiom 「袖にする」, used to mean treating someone coldly or paying them no attention. There are also other clothing-related idioms such as 「袖を通す」 (to put on a garment).

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N4 祖父 そふ
One's father's or mother's father. Grandfather.

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N4 祖母 そぼ
One's father's or mother's mother. Grandmother.

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N2, N3 そろう そろう
For two or more things to become the same state. Example: 「サイズがそろう」 (sizes match). Also used to mean all the necessary things or people gathering, as in 「メンバーがそろう」 (all members are present). Written with the kanji 「揃う」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is usually written in hiragana. A person making things the same is 「そろえる」, while the things themselves becoming the same is 「そろう」; they are used as in 「くつをそろえる」 versus 「くつがそろう」.

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