LingakuFrequency rank: 583.
- (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earthbefore an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
- one object; one body; unity
- one form; one style
- one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
- generally; in generalsee also 一体に
adverb (fukushi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
- one object; one body; unity
- one form; one style
- one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
- generally; in general
This expression is used to convey surprise, confusion, or incredulity. It often emphasizes a strong emotional reaction to a situation or question.
This meaning refers to a singular entity or the concept of oneness, often used in contexts relating to unity or togetherness.
This team is united as one toward the goal.
This usage indicates a singular appearance or design, often in artistic or aesthetic contexts.
This term relates specifically to a singular representation in Buddhist art or iconography, indicating a specific object of worship or artistic depiction.
This meaning indicates a broad overview or a statement that applies broadly rather than to specific instances.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いったい一体どういうことだwhat in the world does that meanいったい一体なん何をかんがえている考えているのかwhat the heck are you thinkingいったいかん一体感sense of unityいったい一体いっしょに一緒にいこう行こうlet's go together as oneいったいとなる一体となるto become oneぜんたい全体としていったいかん一体感をかんじる感じるto feel a sense of unity as a wholeいったいてき一体的なあぷろうちアプローチintegrated approachいったいかん一体感をはぐくむ育むto nurture a sense of unityいったい一体のぶつぞう仏像one Buddhist statueまいにち毎日いったい一体としてのせいかつ生活living as one every day
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- ひとつ一つのからだ．.どうたい同体．.
- ひとつにまとまること．.いちがん一丸．.
- きごう（きごう「いったい一体（に）きごう」のかたち形でふくしてき副詞的にきごう）ぜんたいに全体に．.そうじて総じて．.
- いったい一体、おうぶん欧文はただ唯だよむ読むとなんでもない何でもないが、よくあじおう味うてみる見ると、みずから自らいっしゅ一種のおんちょう音調があって、こえをだして声を出してよむ読むとよくよくよう抑揚がととのう整うている．.きごう（りゃく略きごう）ところ処が、にっぽん日本のぶんしょう文章にはこのちょうし調子がない、いったいに一体にだらだらして、もくどく黙読するにはさしつかえない差支えないが、こえをだして声を出してよむ読むとすこぶる頗るたんちょう単調きごう（ものとなすモノトナスきごう）だ．.きごう（ふたばてい二葉亭しめい四迷きごう「よ余がほんやく翻訳のひょうじゅん標準きごう」きごう）
- ぎもん疑問のい意をきょうちょう強調したり、とがめるいみ意味をあらわす表す．.いったい一体ぜんたい全体．.はたして．.まったく．.
- そもそも．.がんらい元来．.だいたい大体．.
- いったい一体しゅうきょうか宗教家などいうものはせんもんてき専門的のものでもなんでもない何でもないのだからしゅうきょうか宗教家にはじょうしき常識がかけていては欠けていてはならぬ．.きごう（にとべ新渡戸いなぞう稲造きごう「いえすきりすとイエスキリストのゆうぎ友誼きごう」きごう）
- ひとつのぞう像．.ひとつのようしき様式など．.
Example sentences
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What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
We are aiming for an integrated development zone that combines business and industrial quarters.
There was nothing wrong with their ability, it was just that the expense for each unit was so vast that the cost performance was bad.
I got really into it, and I just can't forget the exhilaration of becoming one with the audience.
If he should die tomorrow, what in the world would you do?
If this airplane were to be hijacked, what in the world would you do?
Nobody knows what it is that has been bothering him so much.
Whatever will become of his wife if he does not return?