Word Meaning 一気に

いっきに ikki ni

一気に is read as いっきに (ikki ni) and means suddenly.

Meaning

English

  1. suddenly
  2. all of a sudden
  3. all at once
  4. in one go
  5. in one gulp
  6. in one breath
  7. without stopping
  8. without pausing

Reading

Kana

いっきに

Romaji

ikki ni

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一気

いっき

one breath

一時に

いちじに

at the same time

一向に

いっこうに

(not) at all

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一挙に

いっきょに

at a stroke

一般に

いっぱんに

generally

一斉に

いっせいに

simultaneously

一心に

いっしんに

wholeheartedly

一度に

いちどに

all at once

一遍に

いっぺんに

right away

一緒に

いっしょに

together (with)

一人

ひとり

one person

Example Sentences

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I drank it at a draft.

Greta chugged the beer in one gulp.

Tom chugged his beer.

It's more efficient to do it all at once than to do it bit by bit.

It is impossible for children to read through the novel at a sitting.

Tom charged out at full speed, immediately jumping to the first position.

In this season, when the sun becomes obstructed it gets cold very quickly, so please come wearing clothes that are suitable for any kind of temperature.

When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!