そもそも

日本語

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そもそも

Where it comes from

「そも」の重畳表現。

conjunction 抑

(事物を説き起こす初めに用いて) さて、一体。
あるいは、または、ただし、もしくは。

noun 抑

(接続詞の転) はじめ、おこり、根源、最初、端緒。

adverb 抑

根本的に、最初から、元々、一体、大体。

In English

radically in a radical manner, fundamentally
in the first place to begin with

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MLA

"そもそも." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

そもそも. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82

Chicago

"そもそも." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {そもそも},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82%E3%81%9D%E3%82%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}