斯う (Kou) is a Japanese adverb meaning “in this way, like this, so, thus”.
Meanings
- 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
- adverbthis (much); so
- interjectionuh; er; mm; wellinterjection used as a verbal pause
Examples
問題はこうです。
The question is this.
聖書にこう書いてある。
The Bible has it written like this.
人生、こうでなくちゃ！
This is the life.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).