いっぱつ
Meanings
Noun
1. shot; charge; explosion
2. blow; punch
3. home run
Adverb
Noun
4. try; attempt
Noun
Mahjong
5. win on the first go-around after calling riichi
Kanji used
one
let out
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
Examples (5 in total)
He was killed by a single bullet.
Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.
He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.
If I were Tom, I would've punched Mary in the face.