Japanese symbol for “flawlessly”

卒なく

そつなく

Romaji: sotsunaku

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

In Japanese, flawlessly is 卒なく, read そつなく (sotsunaku).

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Meanings

adv, exp without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

Written forms: 卒なく. Readings: そつなく、ソツなく.

Kanji and stroke order

卒

graduate, soldier, private

on: ソツ、シュツ
kun: そっ.する、お.える、お.わる、ついに

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
卒業	そつぎょう sotsugyou	graduation; completion (of a course)
新卒	しんそつ shinsotsu	new graduate; recent graduate
大卒	だいそつ daisotsu	university graduate; having graduated from university
高卒	こうそつ kousotsu	having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
何卒	なにとぞ nanitozo	please; kindly; I beg of you
脳卒中	のうそっちゅう nousotchuu	stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage

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