Last Updated :2026/01/03

そう

Noun
Japanese Meaning
目の前の事柄や状態などを指示する語。そういったもの/そういうこと、の意。 / 相手の発言内容や、前に述べた内容を受けて「そのとおり」「そんなふう」と示す語。 / (名詞的用法)先に述べた状況・事柄そのものを指して「そのようなこと」「そのような状態」という意味で用いられる語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おてらでくらし、いのりをするひとのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
僧侣;和尚 / 层;层次 / 相(外貌、形态)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
(日語)讀作「そう」之詞的假名替代寫法
Korean Meaning
승려 / 층, 지층 / 통, 수조
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà sư / tầng; lớp / tang lễ
Tagalog Meaning
monghe / patong / pangbilang ng mga bangka
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What he said did not mean that in that sense.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他所说的并不是那个意思。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他說的話並不是那個意思。

Korean Translation

그가 한 말은 그런 뜻이 아니었다.

Vietnamese Translation

Những gì anh ấy nói không có ý như vậy.

Tagalog Translation

Hindi ganoon ang ibig niyang sabihin.

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| (This term, そう, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.

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For a list of all kanji read as そう, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as そう.)

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そう

彼の言ったことは、そうの意味ではなかった。

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What he said did not mean that in that sense.

What he said did not mean that in that sense.

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彼の言ったことは、そうの意味ではなかった。

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