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抑

そもそも

in the first place

Pronunciation

そもそも

Contains Kanji

抑
よく
repress

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Definitions

Common
adverbial noun

1. In the first place; To begin with; From the start; Originally; Ab initio word usually written using kana alone.

conjunction

2. After all; Anyway; Actually; Well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") word usually written using kana alone.

noun, no-adjective

3. Beginning; Start word usually written using kana alone.

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そもそも 抑々 抑も 抑抑
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