Word Meaning 一足

ひとあし hitoashi

一足 is read as ひとあし (hitoashi) and means a step.

Meaning

English

  1. a step
  2. short distance
  3. short time

Reading

Kana

ひとあし

Romaji

hitoashi

Writing Variants

  • ひと足 ひとあし hitoashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 13269 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

一足先

ひとあしさき

(a) step ahead

一足飛び

いっそくとび

(at) one bound

一眼二足三胆四力

いちがんにそくさんたんしりき

firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

一本足打法

いっぽんあしだほう

one-legged batting stance

一足一刀

いっそくいっとう

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

一足違い

ひとあしちがい

barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)

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

Example Sentences

8

ひとあしさきにかえります。

I'll head home a little ahead of the others.

I bought a pair of shoes.

I bought a pair of shoes.

He bought a pair of shoes.

I got a pair of new shoes.

I don't have any clean socks.

Tom keeps an extra pair of shoes in the trunk of his car.

People of the world, how do you spend the last day of the old year? Here, on Caroline Island, we met the new year a little earlier than you did.