Japanese Dictionary
Find Kanji by radicals
Find Kanji by selecting its radicals below.
- Reading and JLPT level
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一言, ひと言
JLPT 3 - Kana Reading
- ひとこと, いちげん, いちごん
- Romaji
- hitokoto, ichigen, ichigon
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- single word; a few words; brief comment
- Example sentence
- 授業の終わり近くになると、教師が一言も「静かにしなさい」「座りなさい！」と言わないにもかかわらず、自然と子どもたちは自分の席に戻り静かになる。 As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
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Examples of 一言, ひと言, ひとこと, いちげん, いちごん in a sentence
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授業の終わり近くになると、教師が一言も「静かにしなさい」「座りなさい！」と言わないにもかかわらず、自然と子どもたちは自分の席に戻り静かになる。
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
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フェミニストカウンセリングを一言で説明するなら、女性の視点にたったカウンセリングということになるでしょうか。
If you sum up feminist counselling in a few words, I suppose it would be counselling done from a woman's standpoint.
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「このたびはご愁傷さまでございます。」とひとことお悔みの挨拶をします。
Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".
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My father didn't say a word during dinner.
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Taken by surprise, I could not speak a word.
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She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.
Related Study Lists
JLPT N3 Study List
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