然
然

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

12 strokesFrequency 401JLPT N2Grade 4

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ゼンネン

Kun

しかしか.りしか.しさ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

sort of thing

Constituents

?barbecue
?chihuahua
?crescent moon
丶drop
?oven-fire
大large
月flesh
月month
月moon
月part of the body
犬dog

Mnemonic Stories

Flesh of a dog over a barbecue = hotdog. There are all sorts of things in hot dogs...

In the post-apocalypse, you eat what you can. That night, under the eerie light of the moon, we huddled around the oven-fire roasting the flesh of a wild dog. It was a grim, desperate sort of thing.

Dictionary

Common Words

そう然うUsually kanaFreq #31
1

Adverb (fukushi); Concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think

in that way; thus; such

Examples
もう私は大人だから、そうは考えない。
Now that I'm a grownup, I think otherwise.
おまえも馬鹿なら彼もそうだ。
You are stupid, and so is he.
2

Interjection; Used to express agreement with something said

so

Examples
「腰は痛む？」「いや、別に」「そう、それは不幸中の幸いね」
"Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?"
3

Interjection; Used to express doubt with something said

so?

然さAdverbArchaicFreq #87
1

so; like that; in that way

そしてしかして而して然してUsually kanaFreq #88
1

Conjunction

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

Examples
私は京都と、そして奈良にも訪れる計画を立てている。
I am planning to visit Kyoto, and Nara as well.
しかし然し併しUsually kanaFreq #129
1

Conjunction

however; but

Examples
しかし、たいへん息子を欲しがっていました。
But he wanted a son very much.
そういうそう言うそうゆう然う言うUsually kanaFreq #253
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

such; like that; that sort of

Examples
そういうことは口にするな。
Don't talk about such a thing.
しかも然も而もUsually kanaFreq #561
1

Conjunction

moreover; furthermore

Examples
彼はそれをした、しかも彼女のいる前で。
He did it, and in her presence.
2

Conjunction

nevertheless; and yet

当然とうぜん《当前》Freq #565
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved

Examples
彼が息子の自慢をするのは当然だ。
It is only natural that he be proud of his son.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course

Examples
ボルボ衝突したので、うちの車の方が当然ひどい目にあった。
In the collision with a Volvo, our car naturally got the worst of it.
全然ぜんぜんAdverbFreq #627
1

With neg. sentence

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest

Examples
「長い１日だったのでお疲れでしょう」「いいえ、全然」
"You must be tired after a long day." "No, not in the least."
2

Neg. context, e.g. 全然反対

wholly; entirely; completely; totally

Examples
あなたの作文は全然だめだというわけではない。
Your composition is not altogether bad.
3

Colloquial; Pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ

extremely; very

突然とつぜん～な Adj.～の Adj.AdverbFreq #653
1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

Examples
すべて突然起こった。
Everything happened all at once.
自然しぜんFreq #771
1

Common noun

nature

Examples
われわれは自然の法則に従う。
We are subject to the laws of nature.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

natural; spontaneous; automatic

Examples
エコロジーのために堪え忍ぶのではなく、自然と調和した住環境の快適性が必要である。
Not just for the sake of the ecology, a natural living environment is necessary.
3

Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

naturally; spontaneously; automatically

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