Word Meaning 一言

いちげん ichigen

一言 is read as いちげん (ichigen) and means single word.

Meaning

English

  1. single word
  2. a few words
  3. brief comment

Reading

Kana

いちげん

Romaji

ichigen

Writing Variants

  • ひと言 ひとこと hitokoto
  • 一言 いちごん ichigon
  • 一言 ひとこと hitokoto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 112 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一家言

いっかげん

private opinion

一言居士

いちげんこじ

person who is ready to comment on every subject

一言半句

いちげんはんく

a single word

第一言語

だいいちげんご

first language

言行不一致

げんこうふいっち

inconsistency between one's words and actions

言行一致

げんこういっち

acting up to one's words

言文一致

げんぶんいっち

unification of the written and spoken forms of a language

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

Example Sentences

10

ひとことでせつめいするのはむずかしい。

It is hard to explain it in a single word.

そのひとことがかれをきずつけた。

That single remark hurt him.

Can I say one thing?

Let me say.

I want to say one thing.

I answered in one word.

He doesn't know when to shut up.

He always says one word too many.

Say something.

May I say something?