一応 (いちおう) — tentatively, just in case
一応
tentatively
Frequency #1057
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. no-adjective
adverb
noun
ichiou
いちおう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
いちおう[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- tentatively
- just in case
Explained in simple Japanese
- ねんの ために、とりあえず する ようす。
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Adjective forms
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