Vocab Info

N3 Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

一応(いちおう)more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, tentatively, for the time being, just in case, once

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

      1.

      more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, technically

    2. Noun, Adverb

      2.

      tentatively, for the time being

    3. Noun, Adverb

      3.

      just in case

    4. Noun, Adverb

      4.

      once

    All Forms

    一応 【いちおう】一往 【いちおう】

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    Examples

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      一応(いちおう)宿題(しゅくだい)(すべ)()わりました。

      Pretty much all my homework is done.

      • N3

      完璧(かんぺき)目指(めざ)したいので一応(いちおう)(さい)確認(かくにん)しておこう。

      I want to aim for perfection, so let's double check just in case.

      • N3

      一応(いちおう)ではなくて、最終(さいしゅう)(てき)明確(めいかく)(こた)えが()しいです。

      I would like a final, definitive answer, not just a tentative one.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)のSNSを()(かぎ)り、一応(いちおう)留学(りゅうがく)生活(せいかつ)(たの)しんでいるようにみえる。

      As far as I can see from her SNS, she more or less seems to be enjoying her study abroad lifestyle.

      • N3

      一応(いちおう)調査(ちょうさ)結果(けっか)()ければお(つた)えする(こと)出来(でき)ますが、真相(しんそう)(さだ)かではありません。

      I can tell you roughly if the results of the investigation are okay, but the truth is not certain.

      • N2
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