“Basically” in Japanese
Short answer
Basically in Japanese is “基本的に” (kihontekini). Full meaning: basically, fundamentally.
Other ways to say “Basically” in Japanese
殆ど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
原則として
gensokutoshite as a rule, in general, in principle, basically, essentially, fundamentally
殆ド
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
要は
youha in short, the point is, the important thing is, in a word, basically
ほとんど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
ホトンド
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
詰まり
tsumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically; clogging,
ヅマリ
zumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically; clogging,
づまり
zumari that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically; clogging,
幾ど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
殆んど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
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