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乎

乎: literary particle

literary particle; '-ly' suffix
5 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
コ・オ
Kun
か・ああ・かな・や・よ・を

Classical particle (か, や, を). In modern Japanese it survives in words like 断乎 and 確乎, now usually written 断固 and 確固.

Key words

断乎だんこresolute (variant of 断固)
確乎かっこfirm; steadfast
確乎不動かっこふどうunshakable
凝乎とじっとmotionless; fixedly

Example sentences

The president firmly turned down the offer.

With firm conviction, he devoted himself to his research.

The kitten sat perfectly still, gazing at the bird outside the window.

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