さう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さう – see the following entries.

【左右そう】 [noun] (obsolete) left and right [noun] letter; tidings

【そう】 [adverb] so, like that, in such a way, such [interjection] yes, yeah; it's like that; that's how it is; I see. (interjection to show that the speaker is paying attention) Alternative spelling 然う

【草そう】1 [noun] grass [noun] a draft, a rough copy [noun] cursive, calligraphy in a running hand [noun] something unofficial, an informal abbreviation or knock-off

【桑そう】S [affix] mulberry [affix] (US) short for 桑港 (“San Francisco (a city in California, United States)”)

【相そう】3 [noun] appearance, how something looks [noun] an aspect of something [noun] (grammar) grammatical aspect [noun] (physics) a phase, as of matter [noun] (ikebana) the central supporting branch of an ikebana arrangement

【壮そう】S [adjective] vibrant, manly, brave [proper noun] a male given name

【候そろ】4 [verb] (archaic) to be; auxiliary used in place of -ある after で or に when forming a copula [verb] (archaic) to do; auxiliary used in place of -ます after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb Alternative spellings す, そう

(This term, さう (sau), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as さう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さう.)