一丁

いっちょう

Meanings

1. Noun one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style) See also: 丁 (ちょう).
2. one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant) See also: 丁 (ちょう).
3. one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar) (also written as 一挺, 一梃) See also: 丁 (ちょう).
4. one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)
5. one game; one task
6. Adverb well then; right (said when starting something)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 丁 city block. Read as チョウ.

Example sentences

• ナイフが一丁欲しい。
  I want a knife.
• トムは裸にふんどし一丁だった。
  Tom was naked except for a loincloth.

Common phrases

• 一丁になる

Words containing 一丁

• 一丁前 (いっちょうまえ) adult
• 一丁字 (いっていじ) single letter
• 豆腐一丁 (とうふいっちょう) one cake of bean curd

And 6 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists