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    3. 万が一

    万が一

    万まんが​一いち

    (if) by some chance

    KMT7News #22+1Core ConceptsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    まんがいちまんがいつ

    Adverb

    1.
    (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that, 10000 to 1

    Noun

    2.
    (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario)

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    万まんが一いち、電でん車しゃが遅おくれたら連れん絡らくします。

    In the unlikely event that the train is delayed, I will contact you.

    KMT5Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    万まんが一いちの事じ態たいに備そなえて、非ひ常じょう食しょくを用よう意いしておきましょう。

    Let's prepare emergency food in case of an unlikely event.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    万まんが一いち、パスポートを紛ふん失しつした場ば合あいは、大たい使し館かんに連れん絡らくしてください。

    In the unlikely event that you lose your passport, please contact the embassy.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    万まんが一いちの事じ故こに備そなえ、常つねに安う全ん運て転んを心こころがけています。

    I always try to drive safely in preparation for an unlikely accident.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    万まんが一いち、システムに障しょう害がいが発はっ生せいした場ば合あいは、直ただちにバックアップに切きり替かえます。

    In the unlikely event of a system failure, we will immediately switch to the backup.

    KMT8TechnologyBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    万
    よろず…(5)
    ten thousand・10,000
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
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