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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

一刻

Reading

Kana: いっこく
Romaji: ikkoku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

n-t
1

minute; moment; an instant

2

stubborn; hot-headed

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

Example Sentences

一刻(いっこく)猶予(ゆうよ)もならない。
➥There is no time to be lost.
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事態(じたい)一刻(いっこく)猶予(ゆうよ)(ゆる)さない。
➥There's not a moment to waste.
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こんな狭苦(せまくる)しい部屋(へや)からは一刻(いっこく)脱出(だっしゅつ)したいよ。
➥I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.
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一刻(いっこく)猶予(ゆうよ)(ゆる)されなかった。
➥Not a moment could be lost.
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一刻(いっこく)(はや)くここを()なければならない。
➥We should lose no time in leaving here.
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事態(じたい)(きゅう)(よう)するので一刻(いっこく)()てないと(かれ)()った。
➥He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
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