JLPT N2 · な-adjective

流石 (sasuga)

流石 (さすが, sasuga) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さすが
Romaji: sasuga
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone) · adverb, な-adjective · usually written in kana
still; all the same; after all · adverb · usually written in kana · usu. as 〜に
even ... (e.g. "even a genius") · adverb · usually written in kana · as さすがの...も

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 流石

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	流石だ	さすがだ sasugada
Present (polite)	流石です	さすがです sasugadesu
Negative	流石じゃない	さすがじゃない sasugajanai
Past	流石だった	さすがだった sasugadatta
Negative past	流石じゃなかった	さすがじゃなかった sasugajanakatta
Te-form	流石で	さすがで sasugade
Before a noun	流石な	さすがな sasugana
Adverb (~ni)	流石に	さすがに sasugani

Kanji in 流石

流

current, a sink, flowリュウ・ル・なが.れる・なが.れ · 10 strokes

石

stoneセキ・シャク・いし · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 流石.

流行りゅうこうfashion流すながすto drain流れながれflow (of a fluid or gas)流れるながれるto stream流行るはやるto be popular流りゅうway一流いちりゅうfirst-class交流こうりゅうexchange (e.g. cultural)合流ごうりゅうconfluence (of rivers)電流でんりゅうelectric current流域りゅういきdrainage basin直流ちょくりゅうdirect current流しながしsink (e.g. in a kitchen)海流かいりゅうocean current

Source: JMdict entry 1552390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.