Word Meaning 一丁

いっちょう icchou

一丁 is read as いっちょう (icchou) and means one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m).

Meaning

English

one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)
one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar)
one block of tofu
one serving (in a restaurant)
one game
one task
well then

Reading

Kana

いっちょう

Romaji

icchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 3 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 13993 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一丁目一番地

いっちょうめいちばんち

first and foremost

一丁前

いっちょうまえ

adult

一丁上がり

いっちょうあがり

problem solved

一丁字

いっていじ

single letter

パンツ一丁

ぱんついっちょう

(wearing only) a pair of underpants

ふんどし一丁

ふんどしいっちょう

(wearing) a loincloth alone

豆腐一丁

とうふいっちょう

one cake of bean curd

目に一丁字なし

めにいっていじなし

completely illiterate

目に一丁字もない

めにいっていじもない

completely illiterate

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

Example Sentences

2

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.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

西野一丁 Itchou Nishino