- 1. [adv] (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth — before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
- 2. [n] one object; one body; unity
- 3. [n] one form; one style
- 4. [n] one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
- 5. [n, adv] generally; in general
Kanji in this word
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一
one, one radical (no.1)On: イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hito.tsu)
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体
body, substance, object, reality, counter for imagesOn: タイ (tai)、 テイ (tei)Kun: からだ (karada)、 かたち (katachi)
Example Sentences
一体どこで彼に会ったんだ。
ittai dokode kare ni atsu tanda .
Where on earth did you meet him?
いったいなぜ彼を駅に連れて行ったの？
ittainaze kare wo eki ni tsure te itta no ？
Why on earth did you take him to the station?
ストライキとは従業員の集団が一体となって就労を拒否することです。
sutoraiki toha juugyouin no shuudan ga ittai tonatte shuurou wo kyohi surukotodesu .
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.