Word Meaning 一服

いっぷく ippuku

一服 is read as いっぷく (ippuku) and means (a) dose.

Meaning

English

  1. (a) dose
  2. (a) puff
  3. (a) smoke
  4. lull
  5. short rest

Reading

Kana

いっぷく

Romaji

ippuku

Writing Variants

  • 1服 いっぷく ippuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20532 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一服飲む

いっぷくのむ

to have a smoke

一服盛る

いっぷくもる

to drug (someone, food, drink)

一服を盛る

いっぷくをもる

to poison

一服休憩

いっぷくきゅうけい

tea (coffee, cigarette) break

一言

いちげん

single word

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

一夜

いちや

one night

一色

いっしき

same tendency

一度

いちど

temporarily

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

一体

いったい

one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)

一物

いちぶつ

penis

Example Sentences

10

Let's have a cigarette.

Let me have a cigarette.

Why don't we take a break?

Have you drugged my food?

What do you say to taking a rest?

Do you mind my smoking here?

How about we take a break here?

Why don't you take a break now?

Please give him a dose of medicine every six hours.

In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.