即

instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すなわ.ちつ.くつ.ける

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1167

Vocabulary

ソク

Word	Reading	Meaning
即位	ソクイ	accession to the throne; enthronement
即座	ソクザ	immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
即死	ソクシ	instant death
即時	ソクジ	prompt; immediate; in real time
即席	ソクセキ	impromptu; improvised; extempore; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant (e.g. ramen)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
即く	つく	to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart; to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice
即する	そくする	to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
即ち	すなわち	that is (to say); namely; i.e.; precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less; (and) then
即ち	つなわち	that is (to say); namely; i.e.; precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less; (and) then
即興	そっきょう	improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore; ad-lib; off-the-cuff

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instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat