一応 (Ichiou) is a Japanese noun meaning “more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noun, adverbmore or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes
- noun, adverbtentatively; for the time being
- noun, adverbjust in case
- noun, adverbonce
Examples
ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。
Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.
過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。
If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).