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そして

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
然して
而して

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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そして • (soshite) 

  1. and, and then
    • 1914, 豊島与志雄, 恩人:
      そして頭(あたま)を下(さ)げた。
      Soshite atama o sageta.
      Then he lowered his head.
  2. thus, and now
    • 1906, 小川未明, 海の少年:
      そして、さっそく明日(あした)、この品(しな)物(もの)をその子(こ)供(ども)にお返(かえ)しなさいよ。
      Soshite, sassoku ashita, kono shinamono o sono kodomo ni o-kaeshi nasai yo.
      So give this item back to that child first thing tomorrow.
  3. like that
    そして見(み)ると…
    soshite miru to…
    When looked at in that way…

Usage notes

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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