単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#1,983 most used

一体

いったい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

(who) on earth; (what) the heck

ITS KANJI

一oneread いっ here86 words ›体bodyread たい here57 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

What on earth is the matter?

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Who ever can it be?

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth

adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

2

one object; one body; unity

noun

3

one form; one style

noun

4

one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)

noun

5

generally; in general

noun · adverb

SOUNDS THE SAME

一帯whole area; whole regionいったい
一隊party; gang; companyいったい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#1,983 most used

Written一体 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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