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一滴

いってき

N2one drop · a single drop

Examples

葉先から雨水が一滴落ちた。

瓶には油が一滴も残っていなかった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 一滴 (いってき) is a quantity expression counting one drop of liquid. The examples contrast an affirmative amount with emphatic negation using .
  • Basic usage: One raindrop falls from a leaf tip; not even one drop of oil remains in a bottle.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Single drop present and even one drop denied
    • 一滴落ちた affirms the smallest unit; 一滴も…ない negates even that minimum. The second does not leave one drop.

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