すぐ

• 読み: すぐ
• ローマ字: sugu
• 発音: /sɯ.ɡɯ/

意味

Immediately; at once; right away; directly. Also: nearby; close.

Has both temporal and spatial meanings. Temporally, it means 'right away' (すぐ行く = will go right away). Spatially, it means 'right there' or 'nearby' (すぐそこ = right there). Often combined with に to form すぐに for emphasis. The kanji form 直ぐ is rarely used.

例文

1. すぐに来てください。
2. 駅はすぐそこにあります。
3. 電話が来たらすぐ出てね。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, urgency, directions

トーン: direct

起源と歴史

Related to 直 (straight/direct), conveying the idea of going straight to something without delay or detour. The connection between spatial directness and temporal immediacy is intuitive.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal