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いったい
Meanings
Adverb
1. (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell
before an interrogative; forms an emphatic question
What on earth are you thinking?
Noun
2. one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
Mind and body are one.
3. one form; one style; one format; one fashion
4. one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
5. one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
Adverb
6. generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part
also as ～に
7. strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with
Alt. forms
一いっ体たい
57%
いったい
40%
１いっ体たい
1%
Pitch accent
い
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Top 1800
Used in: 3706
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
generally; in general
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
in complete harmony
unification; integration
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
unity of rider and horse
unified effort of government and private sector
having one's workplace at home (e.g. as an independent farmer, home worker, storekeeper); living and working at the same location
oneness; unity; integrity; inclusion
integral; integrated; seamless; complete; unified
(medical) holism
Japan and Korea as one
unity of offense and defense; integration of attack and defense
Examples (51 in total)
Mind and body are one.
What on earth are you trying to say?
Who on earth is he?
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