TomoshiTomoshi

こう・斯うkou

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. adverbin this way; like this; so; thusused for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker
    違ちがいはこうだ。つまり、彼かれのほうが君きみよりよく働はたらくのだ。↗
    The difference is this: he works harder than you.
  2. adverbthis (much); so
  3. interjectionuh; er; mm; wellinterjection used as a verbal pause
Japanese definitions
  1. このように。
  2. 言及げんきゅうされた、あるいはこれから言及げんきゅうする内容ないよう。このとおり。
English equivalents
thus
See also
あれほど

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