Word details
一時
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一時.
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Entry
1
Common noun
one o'clock
Examples
誰かから電話があったら一時に戻るといって下さい。
If anyone should phone, say I will be back at one o'clock.
2
Adverb (fukushi); Common noun
once; at one time; formerly; before
Examples
彼は一時ここに住んでいた。
He lived here for a time.
3
Adverb (fukushi); Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; In weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one quarter of the forecast period
for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the moment; temporarily
Examples
霧のために、交通は一時不通になっている。
Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.
4
Noun, used as a prefix
a time; one time; once
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