そうか

See also: そうが, ぞうか, and そう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Contraction of そうですか (sō desu ka)

Alternative forms

• そっか (sokka)

Interjection

そうか • (sō ka) 

1. oh yeah, is that so

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of そうか – see the following entries.

【草花】 [noun] synonym of 草花(くさばな) (kusabana, “flowering plant; flower”)

【装荷】 [noun] (electronics, electrical engineering) load, loading

【僧家】 [noun] (Buddhism) a Buddhist temple

【惣嫁】 [noun] (Edo) prostitute, streetwalker Alternative spelling 総嫁

【痩果】 [noun] (botany) achene

【草加】 [proper noun] Sōka, Saitama Prefecture

(This term, そうか, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 早歌, 宗家, 奏可, 挿花, 挿架, 窓下, 喪家, 葱花, 総嫁.)