Word Meaning 然う

そう sou

然う is read as そう (sou) and means so.

Meaning

English

  1. so
  2. so?
  3. in that way
  4. thus
  5. such

Reading

Kana

そう

Romaji

sou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 97660 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

然上は

しかるうえは

now that it is as such

然こそ言え

さこそいえ

be that as it may

然有り

さあり

it is so

so

しか

like that

ぜん

-like

然し

しかし

however

浩然の気を養う

こうぜんのきをやしなう

to enliven one's spirit

自然

しぜん

nature

当然

とうぜん

naturally

Example Sentences

2

かれはそういってしずかにかえった。

He said so and quietly went home.

そういういみならなっとくできます。

If that is what it means, I can understand it.