Meaning of 今一 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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今一, 今一つ, いま一つ, 今ひとつ
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Kana Readingいまいち, いまひとつ, イマイチ
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Romajiimaichi, imahitotsu, imaichi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- one more; another; the other
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- not quite; not very good; lacking
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Example Sentences
今一, 今一つ, いま一つ, 今ひとつ, いまいち, いまひとつ, イマイチ used in context
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Our experimental results left something to be desired.
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純粋に、ミクシィユーザーが言うところの「変な人」ってどんな人なのか、私にはいまいちわからないのだ。
It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.
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I had trouble with the new car; it was difficult to steer.
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ん~、イマイチなんだよねえ。この脚のあたりの線とかさぁ。なんとかなんないの?
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
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このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
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I can't really trust Toshiba.
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