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一いち応おう

N2
いちおう ichiou
  1. once
  2. tentatively
  3. in outline
  4. for the time being
nounadverb

Chinese meanings

姑且;大致;暂且

Chinese notes

一応可表示暂且、大致或姑且,语气因上下文而异。

Examples

  • ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。
    Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.
    嗯,对方暂且给了答复。
  • 過か去こ問もんがもしあるならば一いち応おう目めを通とおすほうがいいと思おもいます。
    If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.
    如果有历年试题,我想最好大致看一下。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('99ff21adbb'); // 一応
{
  "id": "99ff21adbb",
  "word": "一応",
  "reading": "いちおう",
  "romaji": "ichiou",
  "meanings": [
    "once",
    "tentatively",
    "in outline",
    "for the time being"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1161170,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。",
      "en": "Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.",
      "tatoeba_id": 3424569
    },
    {
      "ja": "過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。",
      "furigana": "{過去問|かこもん}がもしあるならば{一応|いちおう}{目|め}を{通|とお}すほうがいいと{思|おも}います。",
      "en": "If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.",
      "tatoeba_id": 76289
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5fafdf4d6c4696e02f1d8d42b60e60506b850eb028e42c0ea4c1229fab7ba3be",
    "meanings": [
      "姑且",
      "大致",
      "暂且"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。",
        "zh": "嗯,对方暂且给了答复。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。",
        "zh": "如果有历年试题,我想最好大致看一下。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/99ff21adbb",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1161170; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c4b572d2060ba5b2348d1e6f772cd64948a90ec1fa54c91360302b28b748ab67",
    "notes": "一応可表示暂且、大致或姑且,语气因上下文而异。"
  }
}