noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. hurry, rush, flurry.
  2. simple, brief, quick.
  3. rough, crude, careless, inadequate.

expression

Letters ending with this start with 前略, 冠省, etc..
  1. yours sincerely, yours in haste.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
草々 そうそう
草草 そうそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grass, weeds, herbs
くさ ソウ そ (1st, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
repeated kanji symbol