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匆々

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See also: 匆匆

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgai
そう
Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spellings
匆匆
怱々
怱怱
忩々
忩忩

Etymology

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From reduplication of .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そう)(そう) (sōsōそうそう (sousou)?

  1. brevity; rudeness; hurry
  2. sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter)
    Synonyms: 草々 (sōsō), 不一 (fuitsu), 不尽 (fujin), 草々不一 (sōsō fuitsu)

Usage notes

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When writing Japanese letters, the closing phrase 匆々 is often paired with the opening phrase such as 前略 or 冠省.

Adjective

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(そう)(そう) (sōsōそうそう (sousou)?-na (adnominal (そう)(そう) (sōsō na), adverbial (そう)(そう) (sōsō ni))
(そう)(そう) (sōsōそうそう (sousou)?-tari (adnominal (そう)(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or (そう)(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial (そう)(そう) (sōsō to) or (そう)(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

  1. brief, rude, hurried, busy

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN