即座

Japanese

Kanji in this term
即	座
そく Grade: S	ざ Grade: 6
goon

Alternative spelling
卽座 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そくざ [sóꜜkùzà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [so̞kɯ̟za̠]

Noun

即(そく)座(ざ) • (sokuza)

(on) the spot; then and there
即座(そくざ)に消(け)された。 ― Sokuza ni kesareta. ― It was erased immediately.

Usage notes

Often used adverbially with に (ni), meaning immediately, on the spot.

References

“即座”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN