Word Meaning 一発屋

いっぱつや ippatsuya

一発屋 is read as いっぱつや (ippatsuya) and means one-hit wonder.

Meaning

English

  1. one-hit wonder
  2. flash in the pan
  3. slugger
  4. home-run batter
  5. all-or-nothing gambler
  6. one-shot speculator
  7. someone who puts all one's eggs in one basket

Reading

Kana

いっぱつや

Romaji

ippatsuya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 97798 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人部屋

ひとりべや

single room

一発

いっぱつ

home run

一触即発

いっしょくそくはつ

critical (touch and go) situation

一念発起

いちねんほっき

being resolved to (do something)

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