万が一

Japanese

Kanji in this term
万 一
まん
Grade: 2 		いち
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
萬が一 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 萬一 / 万一 (wànyī).

Pronunciation

Adverb

万(まん)が一(いち) • (man ga ichi) 

  1. by any chance, just in case

Synonyms

Noun

万(まん)が一(いち) • (man ga ichi) 

  1. a one in a million occurrence

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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