単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#5,620 most used

いっそ

rather; might as well

IN A SENTENCE

I had rather never have been born than have seen this day of shame.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

I would rather die than disgrace myself.

from Tatoeba · arnab

MEANINGS

1

rather; sooner; preferably; might as well; just

adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

2

on the contrary; if anything

adverb

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#5,620 most used

Writtenいっそ only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium