Word details
一体
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一体.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Adverb (fukushi); Before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
Examples
一体どこで彼に会ったんだ。
Where on earth did you meet him?
いったいなぜ彼を駅に連れて行ったの？
Why on earth did you take him to the station?
2
Common noun
one object; one body; unity
Examples
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。
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
3
Common noun
one form; one style
4
Common noun
one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
5
Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)
generally; in general
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