そろそろ
N4 sorosoro
- gradually
- soon
adverbadverb (〜と)
Chinese meanings
快要;渐渐
Examples
- そろそろ寝る時間だぞ。It's time you went to bed.差不多该睡觉了。
- もうそろそろ出発の時間です。It's about time to start.差不多到出发时间了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0039e17a55'); // そろそろ
{
"id": "0039e17a55",
"word": "そろそろ",
"reading": "そろそろ",
"romaji": "sorosoro",
"meanings": [
"gradually",
"soon"
],
"level": "N4",
"pos": [
"adv",
"adv-to"
],
"jmdict_id": 1345605,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "そろそろ寝る時間だぞ。",
"furigana": "そろそろ{寝|ね}る{時間|じかん}だぞ。",
"en": "It's time you went to bed.",
"tatoeba_id": 204450
},
{
"ja": "もうそろそろ出発の時間です。",
"furigana": "もうそろそろ{出発|しゅっぱつ}の{時間|じかん}です。",
"en": "It's about time to start.",
"tatoeba_id": 194401
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "69b346fd49084cf8587bc571bbde0da7a83a5ae39a18156e22aa2390687b9753",
"meanings": [
"快要",
"渐渐"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "そろそろ寝る時間だぞ。",
"zh": "差不多该睡觉了。"
},
{
"ja": "もうそろそろ出発の時間です。",
"zh": "差不多到出发时间了。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n4/0039e17a55",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "c88cc7f536286491608b17ca46408b88540720cdf65c1dc283a31d941849c00b"
}
}