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What does 一旦 (いったん, ittan) mean?

一旦 (いったん, ittan) means temporarily; once, if ever.

Quick facts
Readingいったん
Romajiittan
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
いったん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonittan

temporarily; once, if ever

  1. 1adverb once
  2. 2adverb for a short time; briefly; temporarily
  3. 3noun one morning

Example sentences

  • Once you make a promise, you should keep it.

  • I'll go home once and then come back again.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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