Word Meaning 万が一

まんがいち man ga ichi

万が一 is read as まんがいち (man ga ichi) and means (unlikely event of) emergency.

Meaning

English

  1. (unlikely event of) emergency
  2. the worst(-case scenario)
  3. (if) by some chance
  4. by some possibility
  5. in the unlikely event that
  6. 10000 to 1

Reading

Kana

まんがいち

Romaji

man ga ichi

Writing Variants

  • 万が一 まんがいつ man ga itsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 6396 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

万一

まんいち

(if) by some chance

万々一

まんまんいち

by any chance

万分の一

まんぶんのいち

one ten-thousandth

万に一つ

まんにひとつ

one in a million (chance, etc.)

万一のため

まんいちのため

just in case

万国規格統一協会

ばんこくきかくとういつきょうかい

International Federation of National Standardization (pn)

万世一系

ばんせいいっけい

unbroken imperial line

万一に備える

まんいちにそなえる

to provide against contingencies

万死一生

ばんしいっしょう

advancing in the face of death

万緑一紅

ばんりょくいっこう

one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation

捨万求一

しゃばんきゅういつ

pursuing one overriding objective while forsaking all the others

一万円

いちまんえん

10,000 yen

Example Sentences

6

かれにはまんがいちのそなえがある。

He is prepared for every possibility.

I looked around for a weapon just in case.

If anything should ever happen to me, you can look here.

Just in case, you should get auto insurance.

Insurance is a good idea - just in case.

In case something goes wrong, please take care of my children.