とにかく
N3 tonikaku
- anyhow
- at any rate
- anyway
- somehow or other
- generally speaking
- in any case
adverb
Also written 兎に角
Chinese meanings
总之;无论如何
Examples
- とにかく、試験が終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"
}
}