Word details

今一歩

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 今一歩.

Dictionary

Entry

今一歩いま一歩いまいっぽAdverbExpressionFreq #62405
1

one more; another; the other

2

not quite

Examples
監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。
It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.
3

close run; just falling short of success

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

now

4 strokesFrequency 49JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コンキン

Kun

いま

Nanori

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

walk, counter for steps

8 strokesFrequency 554JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

ある.くあゆ.む

Nanori

ゆきゆみ

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