匆々

See also: 匆匆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgaiji
そう
Hyōgaiji
kan’on
Alternative spellings
匆匆
怱々
怱怱
忩々
忩忩

Etymology

From reduplication of .

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

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

Adjective

(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

References

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