いち
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. a period (of time)
Kanji used
one
time
period (of time)
Pitch accent
ちじ
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Composed of
① 一番初め。② ことの始め。最初。③ いくらか存在するもののうちの一部。
① ある一定の期間。
Composed of
① 時刻の名。零時の次、二時の前。② ある短い時間。③ 一回。④ (気象学)ある現象が連続的に起こり、発現期間が予報期間の1/4未満であること。
① 時期。期間。② 機会。
Examples (4 in total)
For a while, I was really into cola, drinking it every day.
I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
He lived in France for some time, then went to Italy.
Tom did have a drinking problem for a while, but now he doesn't drink at all.