► 副詞
即 [(1)そく] [liter] meaning: immediate rank: 1
☆ そう決めたからには即実行しよう ⇨ We made a decision so let’s act immediately
☆ 私達はその場で即契約した ⇨ We immediately agreed to a contract on the spot
► 接続詞
即 [(1)そく] [liter] meaning: automatic rank: 3
☆ 金持ち即悪者とは限らない ⇨ It is not true that a rich person is automatically a bad person
More examples:
- 即席ラーメン ⇨ Instant ramen
- 彼は即刻クビになった ⇨ He was fired immediately
- ジャズは殆どが即興だ ⇨ Most of jazz is improvisation
- 彼は彼女の真の才能を即座に見抜いた ⇨ He immediately saw her true potential
- 対策を即行する必要が有る ⇨ We need to respond immediately
- 私はその場で購入を即断した ⇨ I decided the purchase on the spot
- 即効薬 ⇨ A drug that works immediately
- 生きるとは即ち死ぬことである ⇨ To live, is to die
- 両国間は一触即発の状況だ ⇨ The situation between the two countries is on a hair trigger
- 彼は申入れを即諾した ⇨ He accepted the proposal on the spot
- 在庫が十分あるので即納します ⇨ We have enough stock so we can deliver immediately
- 彼は車を即金で買った ⇨ He bought his car with cash
- 私達はその場でその家を買うことを即決した ⇨ We decided to buy the house on the spot
- お金が貯まったら即行買うつもりだ ⇨ I will buy it as soon as I save enough money
- 世界最強の国家、即ち米国 ⇨ The most powerful country in the world, namely the US