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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

そろそろ

N4
sorosoro
  1. gradually
  2. soon
adverbadverb (〜と)

Chinese meanings

快要;渐渐

Examples

  • そろそろ寝ねる時じ間かんだぞ。
    It's time you went to bed.
    差不多该睡觉了。
  • もうそろそろ出しゅっ発ぱつの時じ間かんです。
    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"
  }
}