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sou
auxiliary, na adjective

English Meaning(s) for そう

auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)

Definition and Synonyms for そう

Really used as intensifiers
Synonyms: いと, いと, ごく, そう, そう, とと, あまり, いっそ, いとも, いとも, ずんと, とても, よほど, ありあり, いかにも, おおきに, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいして, たいそう, たっぷり, つくづく, どうにも, はなはだ, まさしく, めっきり, よっぽど, それはそれは, 世にも, 事実, 余る, 大いに, 大変, , , , , その実, 実に, 実は, 実際に, 思い切り, 思い切る, 悉皆, , , 最も, 本当, 本当に, 果たて, 根から, 根っから, , 極めて, 極める, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 決める, 現に, 痛い, , , 真実, 結構, 至極, 良い, , 誠に, 重々, 非常に
So in the way indicated
Synonyms: かく, かく, こう, そう, そう, そない, こうして, こうする, , , , ,
So in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
Synonyms: かく, かく, こう, さも, そう, そう, かくも, しかも, そない, あれほど, , , , ,

Stroke Order Diagrams for そう

Sample Sentences for そう

This smells great! What are you cooking?
Wow, that looks tasty.
Smiling sadly, she began to talk.
I discouraged him from going swimming as it was likely to rain.
After a while, the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.

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