Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

そつなく (sotsunaku) Japanese meaning: without mistakes | Kotomora

そつなく

そ

つ

な

く

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

without mistakes; flawlessly; smoothly

usually written using kana alone

Describes doing something competently and without errors, often implying a natural, effortless manner. Related to the noun そつ (mistake, slip).

See also: 卒

彼かれは難むずかしい仕し事ごとをそつなくこなした。

Kanji

卒graduate, soldier, private

Related words

そつ
そつ is a noun meaning 'mistake' or 'slip'; そつなく is the adverbial form meaning 'without mistakes'.
完璧かんぺきに
完璧に means 'perfectly' and is more emphatic; そつなく implies competence and smoothness rather than absolute perfection.

Written forms

ソツなく
kana-only spelling
Katakana variant sometimes seen in informal writing.

He handled the difficult task flawlessly.

そつなく準じゅん備びを進すすめて、当とう日じつは問もん題だいなかった。

We prepared smoothly, and on the day there were no problems.

卒そつ

なく

irregular kanji usage

Irregular kanji usage (ateji); rarely used and not recommended for learners.

Etymology

Derived from the noun そつ (mistake, slip) with the adverbial suffix なく (without). The kanji 卒 is an ateji (irregular kanji usage) and not etymologically related.