いっそ
N1 isso
- rather
- sooner
- might as well
adverb
Chinese meanings
索性;干脆
Examples
- いっそ電車で行こう。We might as well go by train.干脆坐电车去吧。
- 迷うならいっそ断ろう。If you are unsure, you might as well decline.如果犹豫不决,干脆拒绝吧。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2718829b22'); // いっそ
{
"id": "2718829b22",
"word": "いっそ",
"reading": "いっそ",
"romaji": "isso",
"meanings": [
"rather",
"sooner",
"might as well"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"adv"
],
"jmdict_id": 2613280,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "いっそ電車で行こう。",
"en": "We might as well go by train."
},
{
"ja": "迷うならいっそ断ろう。",
"en": "If you are unsure, you might as well decline."
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "871b2466e96af0d130ced85129dbce431106da2ca9f8bebf8abb0b073d749b59",
"meanings": [
"索性",
"干脆"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "いっそ電車で行こう。",
"zh": "干脆坐电车去吧。"
},
{
"ja": "迷うならいっそ断ろう。",
"zh": "如果犹豫不决,干脆拒绝吧。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/2718829b22",
"JMdict ent_seq 2613280; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "d55d75084643b3df88ab0b984c4e478e6b2474147250cd9e12f7b5179dcba85f",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}