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そそ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

そそ

Meanings

1

come on; hurry up

usually written using kana alonearchaic

Archaic interjection urging someone to hurry or get moving. Equivalent to modern それそれ (sense 1).

See also: それそれ

「そそ、早はやく行いこう」と彼かれは言いった。
"Come on, let's go quickly," he said.

2

yeah; that's right; exactly

usually written using kana alonearchaic

Archaic interjection expressing agreement or confirmation. Equivalent to modern それそれ (sense 2).

See also: それそれ

Kanji

其that

Related words

それそれ
Modern equivalent of そそ, used in the same two senses: urging someone to hurry (sense 1) and expressing agreement (sense 2). そそ is archaic and rarely used today.

Written forms

其そ々そ
Rare kanji spelling; not used in modern Japanese.
其そ其そ
Rare kanji spelling; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

「

そそ

、

その

通とお

り

だ

」

と

老ろう

人じん

は

うなずい

た

。

"Yeah, that's right," the old man nodded.

The exact derivation is uncertain; it may be a reduplicated form related to それ (that), used as an interjection. The kanji spellings 其々 and 其其 are historical and not used in modern Japanese.