Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
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goon kan'on

Etymology

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Compound of (ichi, one) +‎ 時期 (jiki, time, period of time).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to 1895.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(いち)()() (ichijiki

  1. [from 1895] for a while, for a period of time

Usage notes

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Used without a particle.

  • 一時期(いちじき)東北(とうほく)()んだんだけど
    Ichijiki Tōhoku ni sunda n da kedo
    Well, I lived in the Tōhoku for a time

Noun

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(いち)()() (ichijiki

  1. [from 1895] a while, a period of time

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 一時期”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 一時期”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN