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即座 (そくざ, sokuza) Japanese meaning: immediate | Kotomora
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に
返へん
事じ
を
くれ
た
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He gave me an immediate reply.
It was a situation that required an instant decision.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 即そく 座ざ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something (answer, decide, react) immediately in response to something
He answered the question instantly.
即そく 座ざ の 〈 事こと 〉 an immediate response/decision/judgment
Her instant decision saved the team.
Related words 即時 is more formal and often used in official or legal contexts (e.g., 即時停戦), while 即座 is common in everyday speech for quick personal reactions.
即刻 is an adverb carrying a sense of urgency or command ('at once'), whereas 即座 is more neutral and descriptive of a quick, on-the-spot reaction.
直ちに is a formal adverb meaning 'immediately', often in written instructions or news, while 即座 more often describes a person's instant reaction in the moment.
すぐに is the everyday, casual way to say 'right away', while 即座 sounds a bit more formal and emphasizes the instantaneous, on-the-spot nature of a response.
即座 is a formal term for acting 'on the spot', whereas 速攻 is colloquial and can also describe a physical attack.
Written forms 即そく 座ざ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
そくざ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 即 (soku, 'immediate') and 座 (za, 'seat; place'), literally 'on the spot'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been stable in modern Japanese.
