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一応

いちおう

Readings

いちおう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, adj-no, advmore or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
  2. 2.
    n, advtentatively; for the time being
  3. 3.
    n, advjust in case
  4. 4.
    n, advonce

Kanji breakdown

一
N21 strokesGrade 1
応
N47 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

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.

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。

If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.

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一応いちおう

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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