Definition of そうたいねん
- (v5u) to run along; to run beside
私たちは川に沿って散歩した。
We took a walk along the river. - to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with
- (n) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
- stringed instrument
- zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
- (aux) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)
- (n) surname; family name
あなたの姓はどう発音するのですか。
How do you pronounce your last name? - hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness
- (n, n-suf) body; physique; posture
- shape; form; style
あのころ、もっと一生懸命体を鍛えていたら、彼は今頃はもっと健康であろうに。
If he had trained himself harder at that time, he would be healthier now. - substance; identity; reality
- (math) field
- (ctr) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)
彼は今までに9体の人型ロボットを製造していたが、その全てはデモンストレーションモデルだった。
Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models.
- (n, conj) opposite; opposition
- versus; vs
今日早稲田対慶応の試合がある。
There is going to be a game between Waseda and Keio today. - to (i.e. "we won the game five to three")
我々のチームは3対1で試合に勝った。
We won the game by three goals to one. - equal footing; equal terms
- against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...
同社の昨年の対インド輸出は1億ドルに達した。
The company's exports to India amounted to $100 million last year.
- (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。
Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?
- (n) sea bream (Sparidae); porgy
海老で鯛を釣る。
Throw a sprat to catch a whale. - tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
- (v5u) to meet (one's expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with
あなたの行為は私の期待にそわない。
Your behavior does not come up to my expectations. - to accompany; to stay by one's side
- to marry; to wed
- to be added
- (n) Thailand
タイのガイドブックは他にないんですか。
Do you have any other guidebooks about Thailand?
- (n) traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
- (ctr) counter for (small) boats
これらの人々が3艘の船で彼の国へやってきました。
These men had come to his country in three ships.
- (adv) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think); thus; such
もう私は大人だから、そうは考えない。
Now that I am a grownup, I think otherwise. - (int) so (used to express agreement with something said)
「腰は痛む?」「いや、別に」「そう、それは不幸中の幸いね」
"Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?" - so? (used to express some doubt with something said)
- (n) draft; rough copy
月には草が生えて無い。
There is no grass on the moon. - cursive script; "grass" kanji