Sono

JLPT N5

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

其の (Sono) is a Japanese pre-noun adjectival meaning “that, the, part (as in "part two"), um ...”.

Meanings

  1. pre-noun adjectivalthat; thesomething or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener
  2. pre-noun adjectivalpart (as in "part two")preceding a number
  3. interjectionum ...; er ...; uh ...

Examples

  • The car wouldn't start.

  • The confusion beggars description.

  • That soil is rich in humus.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 其の

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