一枚（いちまい）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: one sheet/piece
Example sentences
- すみません、紙を一枚ください。 — Excuse me, could I have one sheet of paper?
- 封筒に切手を一枚貼った。 — I put one stamp on the envelope.
Idioms & proverbs containing “一枚”
- 板子一枚下は地獄 (いたごいちまいしたはじごく) — one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
- 一枚看板 (いちまいかんばん) — leading player; prima donna; box-office star
- 一枚噛む (いちまいかむ) — to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
- 首の皮一枚 (くびのかわいちまい) — still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
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