既に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
既
すで Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
既に (kyūjitai) 已に

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すでに [súꜜdènì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sɨde̞ɲ̟i]

Adverb

既(すで)に • (sude ni) 

1. already
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     発見(はっけん)された時(とき)は既(すで)に手(て)遅(おく)れの状(じょう)態(たい)だった

     hakkensareta toki wa sudeni teokure no jōtaidatta

     It was already too late to be saved when discovered