VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

ソファー

ソファー
hepburn sofaa

sofa, couch

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. ソファーに座る。
    I sit on the sofa.
  2. ソファーが大きい。
    The sofa is big.

Collocations

ソファー (sofaa, sofa)ソファーセット革ソファーリクライニング応接ソファー

Mnemonic

Isu-extra (ソファー) is "sofa" — B + no-cluster loanword (English sofa → katakana). Pairs with isu (chair): isu for single seat / sofaa for multi-person. Derivatives: sofaa-setto (living room set), kawa-sofaa (leather), rikurainingu (reclining). Korean sopa / uija and Chinese shafa / yizi split parallel; Japans isu / sofaa split.

Quick check

  1. Isu vs sofaa?

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