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とにかく

N3
tonikaku
  1. anyhow
  2. at any rate
  3. anyway
  4. somehow or other
  5. generally speaking
  6. in any case
adverb

Also written 兎に角

Chinese meanings

总之;无论如何

Examples

  • とにかく、試し験けんが終おわってほっとしたよ。
    Anyhow, I'm relieved the test is over.
    总之,考试结束了,我松了一口气。
  • とにかく来きてくださればうれしい。
    At any rate, I hope you can come.
    无论如何,如果您能来我会很高兴。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5f300646e4'); // とにかく
{
  "id": "5f300646e4",
  "word": "とにかく",
  "reading": "とにかく",
  "romaji": "tonikaku",
  "meanings": [
    "anyhow",
    "at any rate",
    "anyway",
    "somehow or other",
    "generally speaking",
    "in any case"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1443990,
  "other_forms": [
    "兎に角"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "とにかく、試験が終わってほっとしたよ。",
      "furigana": "とにかく、{試験|しけん}が{終|お}わってほっとしたよ。",
      "en": "Anyhow, I'm relieved the test is over.",
      "tatoeba_id": 200472
    },
    {
      "ja": "とにかく来てくださればうれしい。",
      "furigana": "とにかく{来|き}てくださればうれしい。",
      "en": "At any rate, I hope you can come.",
      "tatoeba_id": 200436
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c4358aa416307c8f576f36338c63e783965b545d9bfa10065c1d47880719c577",
    "meanings": [
      "总之",
      "无论如何"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "とにかく、試験が終わってほっとしたよ。",
        "zh": "总之,考试结束了,我松了一口气。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "とにかく来てくださればうれしい。",
        "zh": "无论如何,如果您能来我会很高兴。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/5f300646e4",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1443990; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1f7778e14c127fa70997d01a8a9c40c572bdf1d55d425689963f795a827085db"
  }
}