さも

Japanese

Alternative spelling
然も

Etymology

さ (sa, “that way”) + も (mo, “even”)

Pronunciation

Adverb

さも • (samo) 

  1. really (seems that way)
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 12, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      それのみならず、ある場(ば)合(あい)に私(わたくし)を鷹(おう)揚(よう)な方(かた)だといって、さも尊(そん)敬(けい)したらしい口(くち)の利(き)き方(かた)をした事(こと)があります。
      Sore nominarazu, aru baai ni watakushi o ōyō na kata da to itte, samo sonkei shita rashii kuchi no kikikata o shita koto ga arimasu.
      Not only that, there was one occasion where she called me a "magnanimous fellow", and in such a tone that really seemed to imply she respected me.

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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