一体 (いったい) — what on earth, one body
一体
what on earth
Frequency #903
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. adverb
noun
ittai
いったい
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.
いったい[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- what on earth
- one body
Explained in simple Japanese
- とても ふしぎに 思って きく ときに 言う ことば。
- いくつかが あわさって、ひとつに なった もの。
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