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JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

即そく時じ

sokuji

immediate

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは即時そくじ断行だんこうを強調きょうちょうした。

    He put emphasis on the necessity for immediate action.

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  2. 自由民権運動じゆうみんけんうんどうに同情どうじょうして国会開設意見書こっかいかいせついけんしょを提出ていしゅつして早期そうきの憲法公布けんぽうこうふと国会こっかいの即時そくじ開設かいせつを説といた。

    Sympathizing with the Democratic-rights movement, he submitted a written proposal for the establishment of the National Diet and appealed for the issuance of the Constitution in an earlier period and the immediate establishment of the National Diet.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 中村一氏なかむらかずうじが「これだけの兵力差へいりょくさがあるのに攻撃こうげきを延期えんきするのは他国たこくへの印象いんしょうが悪わるい」と即時そくじ開戦かいせんを主張しゅちょうしたため、直ただちに戦端せんたんが開ひらかれた。

    Kazuuji Nakamura argued that postponing the attack despite such a large disparity in troop strength would make a bad impression on other countries, and called for war to begin immediately. Fighting began at once.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 即時

  • 即instant; namelyOnソクKunつく・つける・すなわち
  • 時time; hourOnジKunとき

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