即そく

adverb, prefix

instantly; immediately; at once

Used as an adverb or prefix to indicate that something happens without delay. Often appears in compounds like 即答 (immediate reply) or 即死 (instant death).

• 彼かれは質しつ問もんに即そく答とうした。

  He answered the question instantly.

• その事じ故こで即そく死しした。

  He died instantly in the accident.

conjunction

equals; means; is

Conjunction used in negative sentences to express that one thing is equivalent to another, often with a nuance of inevitability. Typically in the pattern ～は～に即する or ～即ち～.

• 沈ちん黙もくは同どう意いに即そくするわけではない。

  Silence does not necessarily equal consent.

noun

oneness; inseparability

Buddhist term referring to the non-duality or inseparability of two seemingly opposing concepts, such as life and death, or good and evil.

• 生しょう死じ即そく涅ね槃はんという考かんがえ方かたがある。

  There is a concept that life and death are one with nirvana.