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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

いっそ

N1
isso
  1. rather
  2. sooner
  3. 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"
  }
}