さて (sate)

Meaning

  1. well
  2. now

All JLPT 3 grammar : 偖(さて, sate), well; now; then, [Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。Well, it’s time for your decapitation. Don’t you have any last words to say?
内容はさておき、なにこの物々しい話し方は?Leaving what it means to one side, what’s with the high-falutin’ language?
さてさて、みなさんは舞姫というアニメを知っているでしょうか?Well then, does everybody know the anime called Mai Hime?
さて。その言葉に信を置いてよいものやら。Well now. Are those words to be trusted I wonder?

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
残すnokosuto leave
kotothing, matter
kubineck
時間jikantime, hours
houdirection, way, side
内容naiyoucontents, matter
hanashitalk, speech, chat
haleaf
言葉kotobalanguage, dialect

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
とき, -どきtime, hour
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
セイ,セ,ソウgeneration, world
シュくびneck
ザン,サンのこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.うremainder, leftover
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
ブツ,モツもの, もの-thing, object
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
ナイ,ダイうちinside, within
ヨウい.れるcontain, form, looks
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
ま.う, -ま.う, まいdance, flit, circle
お.く, -お.きplacement, put, set
シンfaith, fidelity, trust
ヨウleaf, blade

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