いち
一
おう
応

noun, takes genitive case の, adverb

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

noun, adverb

  1. tentatively, for the time being.
  2. just in case.
  3. once.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いち
一
おう
応
一応 いちおう ✔
いち
一
おう
往
一往 いちおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
apply, answer, yes
オウ こた.える -ノウ (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)