万一

まんいち

Also written ばんいち, まんいつ, ばんいつ

Meanings

1. Noun (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario) (literally: 10000 to 1)
2. Adverb, の-adjective (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

Kanji

• 万 ten thousand. Read as マン.
• 一 one. Read as イチ.

Example sentences

• 万一失敗したらどうなるだろうか。
  What if we should fail?
• 雨は降らないと思うが、万一の用心に傘を持っていこう。
  I don't think it will rain, but I'll take an umbrella in case it does.
• もし万一雨が降れば、彼はこないでしょう。
  He won't come if it rains.
• 万一雨が降ったら試合は中止になるだろう。
  If it rains, the game will be canceled.
• 万一雨が降ったら試合は中止だ。
  If it rains, the game will be canceled.

Common phrases

• 万一に備える (まんいちにそなえる) to provide against contingencies

Words containing 万一

• 万一に備える (まんいちにそなえる) to provide against contingencies
• 万一のため (まんいちのため) just in case

Word lists

• JLPT N3
• Core 5000
• Examples

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