# そうそう
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

* Alternative spelling
* 然う然う
Reduplication of そう.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) そーそー [sóꜜòsòò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [so̞ːso̞ː]

#### Adverb

そうそう • (sōsō)
* (chiefly in the negative) so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially
    Synonyms: そんなに, それほど
    そんな人(ひと)はそうそういないだろう。
       Sonna hito wa sōsō inai darō.
       A person like them is not so common.
    そうそう彼(かれ)に頼(たの)むわけにもいかない。
       Sōsō kare ni tanomu wake ni mo ikanai.
       I can't ask him so often.

### Etymology 2

Reduplication of そう.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そーそー [sóꜜòsòò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [so̞ːso̞ː]

#### Interjection

そうそう • (sōsō)
* Used when something comes to mind: to recall
    そうそう、去(きょ)年(ねん)の今(いま)頃(ごろ)だったなあ。
       Sōsō, kyonen no imagoro datta nā.
       Now I remember, it was about this time last year.
* Used to express agreement: yeah, of course
    そうそう、その通(とお)りです。
       Sōsō, sonotōridesu.
       Yeah, that make sense.

### Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of そうそう – see the following entries. :
| 【早々はやばや】 | [adverb] so early; occurring much earlier than usual [adverb] promptly; right away Alternative spelling 早早 |
| 【早々】 | [noun] something happening right away Alternative spelling 早早 |
| 【匆々】 | [noun] brevity; rudeness; hurry [noun] sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter) [adjective] brief, rude, hurried, busy Alternative spellings 匆匆, 怱々, 怱怱, 忩々, 忩忩 |
| 【草々】 | [noun] brevity; rudeness; hurry [noun] sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter) [adjective] brief, rude Alternative spelling 草草 |
| 【草創】 | [noun] beginning; inauguration [verb] to begin, to inaugurate |
| 【草叢】 | [noun] a thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth |
| 【送葬】 | [noun] funeral; burial rites [noun] attendance at a funeral [verb] to attend a funeral |
| 【葬送】 | [noun] funeral; burial rites [noun] attendance at a funeral [verb] to attend a funeral |
| 【滄桑】 | [noun] Short for 滄海桑田, vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations |
| 【層相】 | [noun] facies |
| 【総奏】 | [noun] (music) tutti |
| 【淙淙】 | [adjective] (archaic) sound of flowing water |
| 【嘈嘈】 | [adjective] (literary) noisy Alternative spelling 嘈々 |
| 【層層】 | [adjective] layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered |
| 【蒼蒼】 | [adjective] (archaic, of sky or ocean) blue [adjective] (archaic, of vegetation) dark green; luxuriantly green [adjective] (archaic) dim, gloomy Alternative spelling 蒼々 |
| 【錚錚】 | [adjective] (literary) eminent; distinguished; outstanding [adjective] (literary, of metal, musical instrument, etc.) resonant; clear sounding Alternative spelling 錚々 |
| 【簇簇】 | [adjective] crowd gathering |
| 【蹌蹌】 | [adjective] (archaic) wandering Alternative spelling 蹌々 |
| 【叢叢】 | [adjective] (of grass and trees) flourishing |
| 【鏘鏘】 | [adjective] (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck [adjective] (archaic) cry of the phoenix [adjective] popular, prosperous [noun] (archaic) cry of the phoenix Alternative spelling 鏘々 |
(This term, そうそう (sōsō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) :
(The following entries are uncreated: 双双, 琮琤, 颼颼.)

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN