そう

sou

in that way
so

adverb

Chinese meanings

那样；如此

Chinese usage

这里表示“那样、如此”，指前文所说的情况。不要与降りそうだ中表示“看起来要……”的辅助词混淆。

Examples

Furigana

そう思おもいます。
I think so.
我也是这样想的。
私わたしもそうです。
The same is true for me.
我也是这样。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('554ab81272'); // そう

{
  "id": "554ab81272",
  "word": "そう",
  "reading": "そう",
  "romaji": "sou",
  "meanings": [
    "in that way",
    "so"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2137720,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "そう思います。",
      "en": "I think so.",
      "furigana": "そう{思|おも}います。"
    },
    {
      "ja": "私もそうです。",
      "en": "The same is true for me.",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}もそうです。"
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "57b65166bd62a3696b0ecdafca82fba559f8a160b08ad29de5ef8367bd6db92f",
    "meanings": [
      "那样",
      "如此"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "そう思います。",
        "zh": "我也是这样想的。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "私もそうです。",
        "zh": "我也是这样。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/554ab81272",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "explanation": "这里表示“那样、如此”，指前文所说的情况。不要与降りそうだ中表示“看起来要……”的辅助词混淆。",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4720e7a7f7df182797d51062ff4f241ebb8a10e93daf577d0e819645aca68007"
  }
}