Word details

いっそのこと

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いっそのこと.

Dictionary

Entry

いっそのこといっその事一層の事AdverbUsually kanaFreq #10388
1

rather; 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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

14 strokesFrequency 801JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ソウ

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