一応

いちおう

ichiou

いち
おう

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いち
おう

ichiou

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. tentatively; for the time being

  3. just in case

    EXAMPLE
    一応(いちおう)()きますが、なにをするつもりですか。
    I'll ask just in case. What are you trying to do?
  4. once

What does 一応 mean in English?

  1. more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes(adv, adj-no)
  2. tentatively; for the time being(adv)
  3. just in case(adv)
  4. once(adv)

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一応 (ichiou)