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Meaning of 錚々(そうそう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 錚々, 錚錚

Kana Reading そうそう

Romaji sōsō

Parts of speech

`taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle

Meaning

eminent; distinguished

Example sentence

彼はそうそうたる学者に混じって落ち着かなかった。 He felt ill at ease among prominent scholars.

Examples of 錚々, 錚錚, そうそう in a sentence

彼はそうそうたる学者に混じって落ち着かなかった。

He felt ill at ease among prominent scholars.
オバマ候補の経済政策チームはどうやら錚々たる新自由主義者たちのようだ。

Presidential candidate Obama's economics team seems to be made up of distinguished neoliberals.

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錚

16 strokes

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On'Yomi: ソウ

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