日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningspreviously, already, long ago
On'yomi
Kun'yomiすで
Strokes10
Radical

Compounds

  • already, previously, before, undeniably

  • married

  • established, existing, accomplished, accepted

  • ready-made, off the shelf

  • existing

  • established, fixed, prearranged, predetermined

  • vested rights

Example sentences

  • Let's break stereotypes!

  • My father has already given up smoking and drinking.

  • She is already married.

  • You have, no doubt, heard of our company.

  • The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.

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

  • As he is a married man, he has to think of the future.

  • Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.