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一体

いったい

adverb

Meanings

1one object
2body
3what on earth?
4generally
5(what) the heck
6(why) in the world
7(who) on earth
8one body

Example sentence

鉄道の道筋を決めるのは一体何だろうか。

What is it that determines the route a railway takes?

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 体Body, Substance, Object7 strokes

More words with 一

一人ひとり · one personN5 一番いちばん · best (most)N5 一般いっぱん · generalN3 一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2 一時いちじ ·

Full entry on Jisho

for a time

N3

一月ひとつき · one monthN5

統一とういつ · unityN2

一つひとつ · one thingN5

More words with 体

具体的ぐたいてき · concrete 体制たいせい · orderN2 全体ぜんたい · wholeN3 団体だんたい · organizationN3 体験たいけん · personal experienceN1 体からだ · bodyN5 遺体いたい · (dead) body 主体しゅたい · subjectN1

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