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    3. 一刻

    一刻

    一いっ刻こく

    a moment

    KMT6News #12+1Core ConceptsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    一克一剋

    いっこく

    Noun

    1.
    a moment, a minute, an instant

    Adjective

    2.
    stubborn, obstinate
    dated term

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    一いっ刻こくも早はやく知しらせてください。

    Please let me know as soon as possible.

    KMT5Daily Life
    一いっ刻こくを争あらそう事じ態たいだ。

    It's a situation where every moment counts.

    KMT6Daily Life
    彼かれの頑がん固こな性せい格かくは、まさに一いっ刻こく者ものと言いえる。

    His stubborn personality can truly be called that of an obstinate person.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    災さい害がい発はっ生せい時じは、一いっ刻こくの猶ゆう予よも許ゆるされない。

    In the event of a disaster, not a moment's delay can be allowed.

    KMT7Daily LifeNature & Environment
    一いっ刻こく千せん金きんとは、貴き重ちょうな時じ間かんを意い味みする言こと葉ばだ。

    “Ikkoku senkin” (a moment is worth a thousand pieces of gold) is a phrase meaning precious time.

    KMT8LiteratureDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    刻
    きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)
    engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)
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