一応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 応
いち
Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
一應 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) いちおー [ìchíóó] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [it͡ɕio̞ː]

    Adverb

    一(いち)応(おう) • (ichiō) 

    1. just to make sure
    2. just in case
    3. for the present, for the time being
    4. tentatively
    5. by and large, for the most part

    References

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