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Meaning of 抑 in Japanese
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抑, 抑抑, 抑々
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Kana Readingそもそも
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Romajisomosomo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- conjunction
- Meaning
- in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
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Examples of 抑, 抑抑, 抑々, そもそも in a sentence
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In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."
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I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.
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If he comes at all, it will be surprising.
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The fact that they are talking at all.
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そもそも責任者が責任をとらないなら、存在する意味がないではないか。
Is there an existing meaning if the person in charge does not take the responsibility to begin with?
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そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所でおこるのである。
Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
Related Kanji
抑
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