WORD DETAIL
一滴
いってき
Examples
Included kanji
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も. - 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.

