そもそも – Used in

Usually written in kana

1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

Usually written in kana

2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

used when bringing up something already mentioned

Adjective (の)

Usually written in kana

3. beginning; start

	Used in	Used in %
Anime	934	(66%)
Live action	921	(72%)
Visual novels	493	(93%)
Novels	1326	(89%)
Non-fiction	116	(80%)
Web novels	980	(93%)
Aozora Bunko	290	(50%)

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Meanings

Used in

Mugen no Sora

Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound

Baccano! 1932 (Summer) Man in the Killer

Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin

Isshun wo Ikiru Kimi wo, Boku wa Eien ni Wasurenai

Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi

Fire Girl

Tokyo Dead Line

Ankoku Joshi

The Hunger Games 1

Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome

Elf to Raven no Fushigi na Bouken

Kyoufu no Mukashi Asobi

Sorairo♪ Project

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Junior Bunko)

Nijuu Seikatsu

hide and seek

MIB

Debidan! Mezase Dungeon Neet Monogatari

Megane no Kokoro

Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Oometsuke Goyou

Tensai Shitara Suteki na Danna-sama ni Dekiai Saremashita.

Shiawase Shokudou no Isekai Gohan

Boku no Gunshi wa, Skirt ga Mijikasugiru ~Salaryman to JK, Hitotsu Yane no Shita

Hi-mote Danshi no Ore ga Rabukome wo Install!?

Koori no Kuni no Amaryllis

Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Shinigami no Seido

Kakushigoto

Satsuriku ni Itaru Yamai

Hajimete no

Ellie Golden to Itazurana Tenkan Busu de Debu Demo Ikemen Elite

Natsumi no Hotaru

Kon'ya, Kimi no Namida wa Boku no Matataku Hoshi ni Naru

Hoshi Karyuudo

Kimi wo Aishita Hitori no Boku e

Yuusha Dakedo, Maou kara Sekai wo Hanbun Moratte Uragiru Koto ni Shita

Magical City Night

Summer Wars

Hiiro no Sasayaki

Kimi no Na wa

Baccano! 1932 Drug & The Dominos

Tomodachi no Imouto ga Ore ni dake Uzai

Konya, Sekai Kara Kono Koi ga Kietemo

Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

Rika no Okashi na Jikkenshitsu

Totsugeki!? Jigoku Channel: Scoop Itadaichaimasu!

Ame no Hi no Iris