Vocabulary

What does 万が一 (まんがいち, mangaichi) mean?

万が一 (まんがいち, mangaichi) means (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that.

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Readingまんがいち
Romajimangaichi
Part of speechadverb
まんがいち
mangaichi

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

  1. 1adverb (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
  2. 2noun (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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