Word Meaning 一応

いちおう ichiou

一応 is read as いちおう (ichiou) and means just in case.

Meaning

English

  1. just in case
  2. once
  3. tentatively
  4. for the time being
  5. more or less
  6. though not quite satisfactorily
  7. after a fashion
  8. pretty much

Reading

Kana

いちおう

Romaji

ichiou

Writing Variants

  • 一往 いちおう ichiou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1551 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一対一対応

いちたいいちたいおう

one-to-one correspondence

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一握り

ひとにぎり

handful

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

一挙

いっきょ

one effort

一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between happiness and anxiety