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万一 (まんいち): by some chance, if by any chance — Japanese vocabulary

万一 is read まんいち and means "by some chance, if by any chance". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

万一

Reading
まんいち · manichi
Translation
by some chance, if by any chance
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
まんいちが

Example

万一の場合に備えて貯金するのは賢明だ。

まんいちのばあいにそなえてちょきんするのはけんめいだ。

It is wise to save money for a rainy day.

Kanji in this word

  • 万 — ten-thousand
  • 一 — one

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