Word Meaning 一応
一応 is read as いちおう (ichiou) and means just in case.
Meaning
English
- just in case
- once
- tentatively
- for the time being
- more or less
- though not quite satisfactorily
- after a fashion
- 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 StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
9一応聞いとくけど、明日は制服だよね?
I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
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.
一応聞きますが、なにをするつもりですか。
Just what are you trying to do?
そうか。まあどうでもいいが。一応聞いただけで。
I understand. However, it's not important. I was just asking.
そのスチュワーデスは、一応フランス語を話すことができる。
The stewardess can speak French after a fashion.
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.
「お前料理できるの?」「一応できるよ。味は保証しかねるけど」
"Can you cook?" "More or less. I can't guarantee it'll taste good though."
「フェイスブックやってる?」「一応ね。でもほとんど使ってない」
"Do you have a Facebook account?" "Yeah, just in case. But for the most part I don't use it."
俺は話の流れで一応聞いただけで特別の興味はないので、別に話しても話さなくてもどっちでもいい。
We were talking and I casually asked about something, and I wasn't really interested, so it doesn't matter to me if you speak or not.