Vocabulary

What does 一時 (いちじ, ichiji) mean?

一時 (いちじ, ichiji) means a period of time; temporarily.

Quick facts
Readingいちじ
Romajiichiji
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
いちじ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonichiji

a period of time; temporarily

  1. 1noun one o'clock
  2. 2adverb · noun once; at one time; formerly
  3. 3adverb · noun · no-adjective for a time; for a while; for the time being
  4. 4noun prefix a time; one time; once

Example sentences

  • The train stopped temporarily.

  • For a time, I lived in Japan.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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