そうそう

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling
然う然う

Reduplication of そう.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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そうそう (sōsōさうさう (sausau)?

  1. (chiefly in the negative) so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially
    Synonyms: そんなに, それほど
    そんな(ひと)そうそうないだろう。
    Sonna hito wa sōsō inai darō.
    A person like them is not so common.
    そうそう(かれ)(たの)わけにもいかない。
    Sōsō kare ni tanomu wake ni mo ikanai.
    I can't ask him so often.

Etymology 2

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Reduplication of そう.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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そうそう (sōsōさうさう (sausau)?

  1. Used when something comes to mind: to recall
    そうそう(きょ)(ねん)(いま)(ごろ)だったなあ。
    Sōsō, kyonen no imagoro datta nā.
    Now I remember, it was about this time last year.
  2. Used to express agreement: yeah, of course
    そうそうその(とお)です。
    Sōsō, sonotōridesu.
    Yeah, that make sense.

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of そうそう – see the following entries.
早々はやばや
[adverb] so early; occurring much earlier than usual
[adverb] promptly; right away
Alternative spelling
早早
早々
[noun] something happening right away
Alternative spelling
早早
匆々
[noun] brevity; rudeness; hurry
[noun] sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter)
[adjective] brief, rude, hurried, busy
Alternative spellings
匆匆, 怱々, 怱怱, 忩々, 忩忩
草々
[noun] brevity; rudeness; hurry
[noun] sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter)
[adjective] brief, rude
Alternative spelling
草草
草創
[noun] beginning; inauguration
[verb] to begin, to inaugurate
草叢
[noun] a thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth
送葬
[noun] funeral; burial rites
[noun] attendance at a funeral
[verb] to attend a funeral
葬送
[noun] funeral; burial rites
[noun] attendance at a funeral
[verb] to attend a funeral
滄桑
[noun] Short for 滄海桑田, vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
層相
[noun] facies
総奏
[noun] (music) tutti
淙淙
[adjective] (archaic) sound of flowing water
嘈嘈
[adjective] (literary) noisy
Alternative spelling
嘈々
層層
[adjective] layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered
蒼蒼
[adjective] (archaic, of sky or ocean) blue
[adjective] (archaic, of vegetation) dark green; luxuriantly green
[adjective] (archaic) dim, gloomy
Alternative spelling
蒼々
錚錚
[adjective] (literary) eminent; distinguished; outstanding
[adjective] (literary, of metal, musical instrument, etc.) resonant; clear sounding
Alternative spelling
錚々
簇簇
[adjective] crowd gathering
蹌蹌
[adjective] (archaic) wandering
Alternative spelling
蹌々
叢叢
[adjective] (of grass and trees) flourishing
鏘鏘
[adjective] (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck
[adjective] (archaic) cry of the phoenix
[adjective] popular, prosperous
[noun] (archaic) cry of the phoenix
Alternative spelling
鏘々
(This term, そうそう (sōsō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 双双, 琮琤, 颼颼.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN