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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

previously, already, long ago

10 strokes · frequency rank #1081

On
Kun
すで.に

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. すでにalready1
    • The bus had already left when I got to the bus stop.

    • This is also part of your work, as I told you before.

    • He has already gone out.

  2. きそんexisting2
    • Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

    • An experiment, I would learn much later when studying the philosophy of science, had to arise from a real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.

  3. きせいestablished; existing; accomplished; accepted3
    • Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.

  4. きこんmarried4
    • She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children.

    • There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.

  5. きていestablished; fixed; prearranged; predetermined5
  6. きせいready-made; off the shelf6
  7. きとくけんvested rights7
  8. きせいじじつestablished fact; fait accompli8
    • The division of Germany was considered a given until 1989.

  9. きかんalready published9
  10. きおうthe past10
    • Let bygones be bygones.

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