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Meaning of (そもそも) in Japanese

抑, 抑抑, 抑々
Kana Reading
そもそも
Romaji
somosomo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    conjunction
    Meaning
    in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
    Example sentence
    そもそも指名手配されただけは「犯人じゃないす。 In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."

Examples of 抑, 抑抑, 抑々, そもそも in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

On'Yomi: ヨク

Kun'Yomi: おさ.える

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