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Words — 4 found

そもそも 抑
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio​Usually written using kana alone
  • そもそも
  • なぜ
  • とり鳥
  • は
  • いどう移動
  • する
  • の
  • だろうか
    • 。
Why do birds migrate in the first place?
Conjunction
2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")​Usually written using kana alone, used when bringing up something already mentioned
  • そもそも
  • じこ事故
  • の
  • たいはん大半
  • は
  • ねったいうりん熱帯雨林
  • ではなく
    • 、
  • みぢか身近な
  • ばしょ場所
  • で
  • おこる
  • の
  • である
    • 。
Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. beginning; start​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
抑々 【そもそも】、抑抑 【そもそも】
Notes
抑: Rarely-used kanji form. 抑々: Rarely-used kanji form. 抑抑: Rarely-used kanji form.
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けんよく 謙抑
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. humbling oneself​
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あつよく 圧抑
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Noun, Suru verb
1. check; restraint; oppression; suppression​Obsolete term, See also 抑圧
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そも 抑
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Conjunction
1. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")​Usually written using kana alone, Dated term, See also そもそも, used when bringing up something already mentioned
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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
抑
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Kun: おさ.える
On: ヨク
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