一縷

いちる

Meanings

1. Noun slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope)
2. one thread (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 縷 thread. Read as ル.

Example sentences

• ここもダメか……そんな顔になりながら、少年がそれでも一縷の望みで俺達の顔を見上げている。
  The boy's expression showed his disappointment, but even so he looked up at our faces with a glimmer of hope.

Words containing 一縷

• 一縷の望み (いちるののぞみ) sliver of hope

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