いちおう

一 応

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb (fukushi)

    more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, technically

    • 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    tentatively, for the time being

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    just in case

    • 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.

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    once