さすがに – vocab dash

さすがに

Meanings

Adverb

1. as one would expect; naturally; indeed (Usually kana)

2. still; all the same; after all (Usually kana)

Other spellings

流石さすがに

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

さすがに

Composed of

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); still; all the same; after all; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

Adverb

at; in; on; to; toward; into; for; in order to; because of; with; …

Particle

Examples4

さすがに偉い大だいな学がく者しゃだけあって、彼かれはその問といに容よう易いに答こたえた。

Like the great scholar that he was, he answered the question easily.

本ほん当とうの事ことを言いったとはさすがに勇ゆう気きがある。

You were courageous to tell the truth.

ただ、毎まい日にちだとさすがに飽あきるだろう。もっと料りょう理りのバリエーションを増ふやさないと。

It's just if we have it every day we're bound to get fed up with it. I must increase the variety of my cooking.

年としの功こうというのか、彼かれの意い見けんはさすがに一いち日じつの長ちょうがあるね。

Maybe it's his age but his opinions seem a little more grounded in experience than everyone else's.