さすが (sasuga)

Meaning

    All JLPT 4 grammar : 流石(さすが, sasuga), as one would expect, [Na-adjective, Adverb, No-adjective]

    Usually written using kana alone

    Example

    日本語意味
    ただ、毎日だとさすがに飽きるだろう。もっと料理のバリエーションを増やさないと。It’s just if we have it every day we’re bound to get fed up with it. I must increase the variety of my cooking.
    さすがは、王子様ですわね。きっとただならない傑物の素質をお持ちなのですわ。Isn’t that just what you’d expect from the prince? He certainly has the character of a truly great man.
    さすが、お嬢様。自由奔放な生活をしていたわけじゃないんだ。Just what you’d expect of a young lady, you certainly weren’t left to live as you pleased.
    本当の事を言ったとはさすがに勇気がある。You were courageous to tell the truth.

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    飽きakiweariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
    飽きるakiruto get tired of
    hiday, sun
    毎日mainichievery day
    料理ryouricooking, cuisine
    素質soshitsucharacter; qualities; genius; the makings of
    王子oujiprince
    jinseilife
    自由jiyuufreedom, liberty
    勇気yuukicourage, bravery
    kotothing, matter
    honbook
    本当hontoutruth, reality

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    マイごと, -ごと.にevery
    ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
    ことわりlogic, reason
    リョウfee, materials
    ゾウま.す, ま.し, ふ.えるincrease, gain
    シ,ス,ツこ, -こ, ねchild, sign of the rat
    ブツ,モツもの, もの-thing, object
    も.つ, -も.ち, も.てるhold, have
    シツ,シチ,チたち, ただ.す, もとsubstance, quality
    オウ,-ノウking, rule, magnate
    ヨウ,ショウさま, さんmanner, situation
    セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
    ジ,シみずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずとoneself
    ホウはな.す, -っぱな.し, はな.つset free, release
    カツい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlively, living
    ユ,ユウ,ユイよし, よ.るwherefore, a reason
    ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
    キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
    ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
    ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
    トウあ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てるhit, right, appropriate

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