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すかさず Japanese meaning | Kotomora

すかさず

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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adverb

without a moment's delay; immediately; promptly

usually written using kana alone

Describes acting right away, seizing an opportunity, or responding instantly without hesitation.

彼かれはすかさず質しつ問もんに答こたえた。
He answered the question without a moment's delay.

店てん員いんはすかさずおすすめ商しょう品ひんを紹しょう介かいした。

The clerk promptly introduced a recommended product.

Written forms

すかさずUsage100%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
透すかさず
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Kanji

透transparent, permeate, filter

Similar words

すぐに
すぐに is a more general and common word for 'immediately'; すかさず emphasizes acting without missing a beat, often in response to a situation.
即そく座ざに
即座に also means 'instantly' but is slightly more formal; すかさず is more colloquial and implies quick-wittedness.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 透かす (to look through, to make transparent) in the negative continuative form 透かさず, literally 'without leaving a gap', which came to mean 'without delay'.