一本（いっぽん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: one (long object)
Example sentences
- 夕食にビールを一本飲んだ。 — I had a bottle of beer with dinner.
- 庭に木を一本植えた。 — I planted a tree in the yard.
Idioms & proverbs containing “一本”
- 一本調子 (いっぽんぢょうし) — monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
- 一本やり (いっぽんやり) — sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to; single spear
- 一本取る (いっぽんとる) — to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.)
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