一応 (いちおう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一応 (いちおう) means for the time being / tentatively / roughly.

See example sentences below.

一応 at a glance

一応

いちおうichiou

N2noun

for the time being / tentatively / roughly

一応いちおうichiouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

for the time being / tentatively / roughly

Example 1

いちおう、準備はできました。

Translation

For the time being, the preparations are done.

Example 2

いちおう、説明はしました。

Translation

I explained it tentatively.