いっそのこと
Issonokoto
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 一層の事、一層のこと
いっその事 (Issonokoto) is a Japanese adverb meaning “rather, sooner, preferably”.
Meanings
- adverbrather; sooner; preferably
Examples
いっそのこと初めから家にいたほうがよかった。
With all that we might have been better off just to have stayed home.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).