流石

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

Back-formation from さすがに, which is a composition of

  • (sa, in this way; thus, modern そう ())
  • (su, to do, modern する (suru))
  • がに (gani, adverbial suffix)

, lit. "by doing this/because of acting in this way".

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Alternative forms

Adjectival noun

流石 (-na inflection, hiragana さすが, rōmaji sasuga)

  1. as one would expect

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

Adverb

流石 (hiragana さすが, rōmaji sasuga)

  1. even so, nevertheless, with that said
  2. even, as ... as it is

Synonyms

  • (even so): そうは ()うものの (sō wa iu mono no)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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