早々【そうそう】
Frequency rank: 3,227. – 3,229. (for form そうそう: 2,008.)
- as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...
- hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; earlyusu. as 早々に
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...
- hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early
This meaning indicates that something happens without delay, right after a certain event or time. It's often used to express immediacy in actions or events.
This usage suggests that something is done with speed or urgency, often implying that there may be a lack of carefulness due to the rush.
Generated collocations (experimental)
そうそう早々にpromptly; quicklyはやばや早々とhastily; in hasteそうそう早々のearlyそうそう早々にしゅっぱつ出発するto depart promptlyはやばや早々とかえる帰るto return hurriedlyそうそう早々にれんらく連絡するto contact immediatelyそうそう早々におわらせる終わらせるto finish quicklyそうそう早々にじゅんび準備するto prepare in hasteそうそう早々にしょくじ食事をすませる済ませるto finish the meal quicklyそうそう早々にしごと仕事をはじめる始めるto start work promptly
Example sentences
6 results
I turned the corner and caught sight of a newly opened restaurant.
In the principles of love, quick disappointments are usually described as remedies.