- 1. [n] one o'clock
- 2. [adv, n] once; at one time; formerly; before
- 3. [adv, n, adj-no] for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the moment; temporarily — in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one quarter of the forecast period
- 4. [n-pref] a time; one time; once
Kanji in this word
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一
one, one radical (no.1)On: イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hito.tsu)
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時
time, hourOn: ジ (ji)Kun: とき (toki)、 -どき (-doki)
Example Sentences
誰かから電話があったら一時に戻るといって下さい。
If anyone should phone, say I will be back at one o'clock.
彼は一時ここに住んでいた。
He lived here for a time.
霧のために、交通は一時不通になっている。
Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.