JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

一旦 (ittan)

一旦 (いったん, ittan) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “once”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いったん
Romaji: ittan
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

once · adverb · usually written in kana
for a short time; briefly; temporarily · adverb · usually written in kana
one morning · noun · archaic

Example sentences

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

What is done cannot be undone.

Tatoeba #228888

いったん着地した怪物は、瞬間ふたたび跳躍して私の頭上にいた。

Having once landed the monster immediately jumped again and was over my head.

Tatoeba #76865

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 一旦

一

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

旦

daybreak, dawn, morningタン・ダン・あき.らか・あきら · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一旦.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family

Source: JMdict entry 1164650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.