Vocab Info

N3 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

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 1,500

    • Word Type

      Adverb

    • 単語の書類

      副詞

    Examples

    • 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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