- 1. [n, adj-na] vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness
- 2. [n, adj-na] one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man)
- 3. [ctr] counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion) — also written as 草
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | そうな | (souna) |
| Non-past, plain | そうだ | (souda) |
| Non-past, polite | そうです | (soudesu) |
| Past, plain | そうだった | (soudatta) |
| Past, polite | そうでした | (soudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | そうじゃない | (soujanai) |
| Negative, polite | そうじゃないです | (soujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | そうじゃなかった | (soujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | そうじゃなかったです | (soujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | そうで | (soude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | そうなら | (sounara) |
Kanji in this word
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壮
robust, manhood, prosperityOn: ソウ (sou)Kun: さかん (sakan)