いちおう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いちおう – see the following entry.

【一応】 [adverb] just to make sure [adverb] just in case [adverb] temporarily, for the present, for the time being [adverb] tentatively [adverb] by and large, for the most part [adverb] once Alternative spelling 一往

(This term, いちおう (ichiō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)