Word Meaning 一握

いちあく ichiaku

一握 is read as いちあく (ichiaku) and means handful.

Meaning

English

  1. handful

Reading

Kana

いちあく

Romaji

ichiaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 61335 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一握り

ひとにぎり

handful

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

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

一挙

いっきょ

one effort

Example Sentences

6

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

Only a few people know the truth.

Few people can buy such an expensive car.

I had only a small sum of money on me at that time.

The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.