Shirabe
抑 そもそも
  • Common
  • adverb (fukushi)
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

抑そもそも

Common Adverb Noun
English JMdict
1
adverb (fukushi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone in the first place;to begin with;from the start;originally;ab initio
そもそもなぜ鳥は移動するのだろうか。
Why do birds migrate in the first place?
2
conjunction word usually written using kana alone after all;anyway;actually;well, ...;... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?");... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
used when bringing up something already mentioned
そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所でおこるのである。
Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' word usually written using kana alone beginning;start
Other forms 抑々 【そもそも】 (rarely used kanji form) · 抑抑 【そもそも】 (rarely used kanji form) · 抑も 【そもそも】 (search-only kanji form)

漢字 kanji used

抑 repress, well 7画 · JLPT N 1