Vocab Info
N3 Noun, の-adjective, Adverb
一応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
Common
- Noun, の-adjective, Adverb - 1. - more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, technically 
 
- Noun, Adverb - 2. - tentatively, for the time being 
- 3. - just in case 
- 4. - once 
 
All Forms
一応 【いちおう】、一往 【いちおう】
Details
- い 
- ち 
- お 
- う 
 
- Anime Top 1,500 
Examples
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- 一応宿題は全て終わりました。 - Pretty much all my homework is done. - N3
 
- 完璧を目指したいので一応再確認しておこう。 - I want to aim for perfection, so let's double check just in case. - N3
 
- 一応ではなくて、最終的な明確な答えが欲しいです。 - I would like a final, definitive answer, not just a tentative one. - N3
 
- 彼女のSNSを見る限り、一応留学生活は楽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
 
- 一応の調査結果で良ければお伝えする事が出来ますが、真相は定かではありません。 - I can tell you roughly if the results of the investigation are okay, but the truth is not certain. - N2
 
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