草々(そうそう)

そうそう
expression
closing word of a letter begun with {前略|ぜんりゃく}
formalcommunicationgreeting
1. closing word of a brief letter (pairs with {前略|ぜんりゃく})
A letter closing meaning "in haste," written at the end of a letter that opened with 前略(ぜんりゃく) or 冠省(かんしょう).
草々(そうそう)
Yours in haste
最後(さいご)に「草々(そうそう)」と書(か)いた。
I wrote sōsō at the end.
前略(ぜんりゃく)で始(はじ)めたなら、手紙(てがみ)の終(お)わりは敬具(けいぐ)ではなく草々(そうそう)にする。
If you open with zenryaku, end the letter with sōsō, not keigu.

Written on its own line at the bottom right of a vertical letter. It apologizes for writing briefly and in haste, matching the informality of 前略(ぜんりゃく). Also written 匆々(そうそう).

Related words

Similar words

  • 早々(そうそう): early; as soon as (a different word with the same reading)
  • かしこ: closing word used by women in any letter

Related Words

Homophone: 早々(そうそう) (early)
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Added 2026.10.14 21:20 · Revised 2026.10.14 21:25
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