そして

Japanese
Alternative spellings
然して
而して

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) そして [sòshíté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [so̞ɕi̥te̞]

    Conjunction

    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

    References
    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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