JLPT N3 · Adverb

いずれ (izure)

いずれ is a Japanese adverb meaning “which; where”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いずれ
Romaji
izure
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. which; where; who · pronoun · usually written in kana
  2. all; both · pronoun · usually written in kana · as いずれも or いずれの...も
  3. anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case · adverb · usually written in kana
  4. sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

作家としての彼女は伝統的なカテゴリーのいずれにも当てはまらない。
As a writer, she does not fit into any of the traditional categories.
いずれどこかに落ち着いて身を固めるつもりだが、まだまだだ。
Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1566210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.