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そうこう

Pronunciation: [so̞ːko̞ː]

“そうこう” is a Japanese word. Its 18 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. this way and that way

noun

  1. 草稿: outline, draft, notes, manuscript
  2. 草冠: the Han script character component 艹 (radical 140, the grass radical)
  3. 壮行: rousing
  4. 装甲: armored, armoured
  5. 走行: traveling, driving
  6. 奏功: success, achievement, fruition
  7. 倉皇: hurry, bustle
  8. 霜降: (solar) "frost descent" (approximately October 23)
  9. 操行: conduct, deportment
  10. 艙口: hatch, hatchway (as on a ship)
  11. 糟糠: plain food, simple living
  12. 送稿: document transmission
  13. 奏効: efficacy

verb

  1. 走行: travel
  2. 奏功: achieve success
  3. 送稿: transmit documents
  4. 奏効: be effective

Etymology

From そう (sō, “that way”) + こう (kō, “this way”).

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