Word details

ひとしきり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ひとしきり.

Dictionary

Entry

しきり一頻り一しきり~の Adj.AdverbUsually kanaFreq #9184
1

for a while; for some time; for a period

Examples
ジョンはペルーについてひとしきりしゃべれるんだ。
John can really talk a blue streak about Peru.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

repeatedly, recur

17 strokesFrequency 1,590JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヒン

Kun

しき.りに

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