Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
Kanji used
before (timewise)
Pitch accent
Top 18300
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
seldom; rarely; scarcely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; in the first place
seldom; rarely; scarcely
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
first of all; in the first place
first of all; in the first place