さっき (sakki)
さっき is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “a short while ago; a moment ago”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さっき
- Romaji
- sakki
- Word class
- Noun / adverb
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago · noun, adverb · usually written in kana
Example sentences
いいからさっき盗ったモノを、カバンの中から出しなさい。
Never mind that, just take out what you've just nicked from your bag.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Source: JMdict entry 1005180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.