そうして; そして

そうして; そして · soushite; soshite · JLPT N5 · noun

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そう + して = so + doing: having done so, and then...

そうして is そう (so, like that) plus して, the te-form of する (to do): literally doing so. Having done that, the next thing follows, which gives the meaning and then. そして is the same word with the long う clipped short.

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