そろそろsorosoroそろそろそろそろShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)そろそろそろそろsorosoroCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N4Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N4JLPT N5Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N5Genki Ch. 23Appears in chapter 23 of the Genki textbookGenki Ch. 23AdverbAdverb (fukushi)Adverbと-adj.Adverb taking the 'to' particleと-adj.OnomatopoeicOnomatopoeic or mimetic wordOnomatopoeicslowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerlysoon; momentarily; before long; any time nowEXAMPLEそろそろ寝(ね)ないと。I'd better get to bed soon.そろそろそろそろsorosoroslowly; quietly; steadily; graduallyWhat does そろそろ mean in English?slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly(adv, adv-to)soon; momentarily; before long; any time now(adv, adv-to)Search the picture dictionary for そろそろ