Japanese

Noun

即座 ‎(hiragana そくざ, romaji sokuza)

1. immediate

   即座 (そくざ)に消 (け)された。

   Sokuza ni kesareta.

   It was erased immediately.

Usage notes

This is quite often used with the particle に (-ni) to mean "immediately" or "on the spot".

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.