一いっ旦たん
Top 6000
Meanings
Adverb
1. once (Usually kana)
2. for a short time; briefly; temporarily (Usually kana)
Other spellings
いったん
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いったん
Used in vocabulary
一いっ旦たん緩かん急きゅう
(when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur
Expression
Examples35
What is done cannot be undone.
Having once landed the monster immediately jumped again and was over my head.
Once she starts talking, there is no stopping her.
A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of.
Once a bad habit is formed, it is hard to get rid of it.
You'll find the way all right once you get to the station.