Word Meaning 一体全体

いったいぜんたい ittaizentai

一体全体 is read as いったいぜんたい (ittaizentai) and means ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?").

Meaning

English

  1. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")
  2. ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
  3. ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

Reading

Kana

いったいぜんたい

Romaji

ittaizentai

Writing Variants

  • いったい全体 いったいぜんたい ittaizentai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 40937 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一体

いったい

one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)

一心同体

いっしんどうたい

being one in body and soul

全体

ぜんたい

to begin with

三位一体

さんみいったい

the Trinity

一挙両全

いっきょりょうぜん

killing two birds with one stone

一党独裁体制

いっとうどくさいたいせい

one-party regime

一体的

いったいてき

integral

内鮮一体

ないせんいったい

Japan and Korea as one

心身一体

しんしんいったい

(medical) holism

全国農民団体

ぜんこくのうみんだんたい

National Farmers' Organization

集団全体

しゅうだんぜんたい

(whole) group

全体主義

ぜんたいしゅぎ

totalitarianism

Example Sentences

9

What on Earth is this?

What in the world are you doing?

What on earth is the matter?

What on earth is the matter?

What on earth are you doing here?

Where the hell are you going?

What the hell are you going to do with it?

Why on earth did you sell your newly-built house?

"Where on earth have you been till now? Couldn't you hear me calling you?" "Sorry, Auntie."