いちおう

いちおう

Japanese

Adverb

いちおう • (ichiō) 

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

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

(This term, いちおう, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

just to make sure, for the time being