そうこう

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See also: そうごう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
然う斯う (rare)

From そう (, that way) + こう (, this way).

Pronunciation

Adverb

そうこう (sō-kōさうかう (saukau)?

  1. this way and that way
    そうこうしているうちに
    sō-kō shiteiru uchi ni
    while doing this and that; eventually

Etymology 2

Noun

そうこう (sōkō

  1. 草稿: outline, draft, notes, manuscript
  2. 草冠: the Han script character component (radical 140, the grass radical)
  3. 壮行: rousing
  4. 装甲: armored, armoured
  5. 走行: traveling, driving
  6. 奏功: success, achievement, fruition
  7. 倉皇: hurry, bustle
  8. 霜降: (solar) "frost descent" (approximately October 23)
  9. 操行: conduct, deportment
  10. 艙口: hatch, hatchway (as on a ship)
  11. 糟糠: plain food, simple living
  12. 送稿: document transmission
  13. 奏効: efficacy

Verb

そうこうする (sōkō surusuru (stem そうこう (sōkō shi), past そうこうした (sōkō shita))

  1. 走行: travel
  2. 奏功: achieve success
  3. 送稿: transmit documents
  4. 奏効: be effective

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN