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一気

One Breath


Meaning

One Breath, One Go, One Sitting

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

It's weird to think of having one energy. But, what gives you energy? You do it one time every couple of seconds. That would be taking breaths. So, "one energy" is one breath.


Reading

いっき

Explanation

The reading is the same as the ones you learned with the individual kanji, though いち from 一 is shortened to いっ.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一気にチェックする

    to check everything at once

    一気に見る

    to watch something in one go

    一気にいく

    to go without stopping

Context Sentences

父はテーブルの上のチョコレートを一気にたべた。

My father ate the chocolates that were on the table all in one sitting.

たくさんの人がいたので、デザートは一気になくなった。

There were so many people, so the dessert was gone at once.

人気ドラマのシーズンを丸ごと一気にみてしまった。

I binge-watched a whole season of the popular drama in one sitting.


Kanji Composition