すぐ

すぐ
adverb
immediately, soon
1. immediately, right away, at once
Without delay or very shortly after.
すぐ行(い)きます。
I'll go right away.
すぐ分(わ)かりました。
I understood immediately.
すぐに返事(へんじ)をください。
Please reply right away.
すぐ終(お)わりますから、待(ま)っていてください。
It'll be done soon, so please wait.
電話(でんわ)がかかってきたので、すぐ出(で)た。
The phone rang, so I answered immediately.
2. easily, readily
With little effort or difficulty.
この子(こ)はすぐ泣(な)きます。
This child cries easily.
彼(かれ)はすぐ怒(おこ)る。
He gets angry easily.
このアイスはすぐ溶(と)ける。
This ice cream melts easily.
彼女(かのじょ)はすぐ風邪(かぜ)をひく。
She catches colds easily.
この問題(もんだい)はすぐ解(と)けた。
I solved this problem easily.
3. right (nearby), just
Very close in distance.
駅(えき)はすぐそこです。
The station is right there.
学校(がっこう)は家(いえ)のすぐ近(ちか)くにあるので、毎日(まいにち)歩(ある)いて行(い)きます。
The school is right near my house, so I walk there every day.
コンビニはすぐ前(まえ)にあります。
The convenience store is right in front.
出口(でぐち)はすぐ右(みぎ)です。
The exit is right on the right.
すぐ後(うし)ろに人(ひと)がいますよ。
There's someone right behind you.

すぐ has three main meanings: immediately (time), easily (manner), and right nearby (distance).

MEANINGS:
1. Immediately: すぐ行(い)きます (I'll go right away)
2. Easily: すぐ怒(おこ)る (gets angry easily)
3. Nearby: すぐそこ (right there)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • すぐに: more emphatic form of "immediately"
  • すぐ近(ちか)く: very nearby
  • すぐ後(あと)で: right after
  • すぐ前(まえ)に: right in front of
  • すぐそこ: right there (very close)

USAGE NOTES:
When meaning "easily," すぐ often appears with verbs describing tendencies or habits: すぐ泣(な)く (cries easily), すぐ忘(わす)れる (forgets easily).

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Added 2026.1.7 21:34 · Revised 2026.2.19 10:02
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