Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
とお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Noun edit

(ひと)(とお) (hitotōri

  1. the basics, a general idea
    Synonym: 大体
    • 1976, Gensai Murai, Shokudōraku [Gourmet], 190 chūdō:
      ()(ひと)(とお)はスープの(じゅん)(じょ)()んでいます。
      Mazu hitotōri wa sūpu no junjo o fundeimasu.
      First we’ll go through the basic process for making soup.

Adnominal edit

(ひと)(とお) (hitotōri

  1. in brief, in the main, in a general way
    (ひと)(とお)()(しき)
    hitotōri no chishiki
    a general knowledge (of the topic)
  2. ordinary, general, common
    Synonyms: 普通, 一般
    (ひと)(とお)(きょう)(いく)
    hitotōri no kyōiku
    an ordinary education

Adverb edit

(ひと)(とお) (hitotōri

  1. hurriedly, roughly, generally
    • 2006, Hideo Kageyama, Hideki Wada, Gakuryoku o tsukeru hyaku no mesoddo [One hundred quick study methods][1]:
      ですから、(きょう)()(しょ)(ひと)(とお)()ませたあとは、(れき)()(よう)()についてきちんと(おし)えていく(ひつ)(よう)があると(おも)います。
      Desu kara, kyōkasho o hitotōri yomaseta ato wa, rekishi yōgo ni tsuite kichinto oshieteiku hitsuyō ga aru to omoimasu.
      So, after you can read the textbook at a glance, I think more precise teaching using the history jargon is necessary.

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