How to say once in Japanese

いちどichidoひとたびhitotabiirr.ひとたびhitotabi

adverbial noun:

  • once; one time; on one occasion
  • temporarily; for a moment ひとたび
  • one degree; one tone; one musical interval いちど

Example Sentences

watashiha一時期ichijiki、天体物理学niなりnariたかったtakatta
I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
会社kaishani入るhairuto自分jibunga望むnozomuto望まnozomaざるzarutoniかかわらずkakawarazu会社kaishanoためにtameni働かhatarakaなくてはいけないnakutehaikenai
Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.
水道水suidousuidetoshi1回井戸水idomizuならnaratoshi2回no水質検査suishitsukensawoお勧めosusumeしますshimasu
We recommend that mains water have a water-quality test carried out once a year, well water twice a year.
一世一代のisseichidaino晴れの舞台harenobutaitoいうiu言い回しiimawashigaあるarugaこれkorehaまさにmasaniそれsoreであるdearu
There's a saying, "once in a life-time event," and that's just what this is.
健康kenkouha失われてushinawarete有難味arigatamigaわかるwakarutenにおいてnioiteoyayamizu空気kuukito同じようなonajiyounaものmonoですdesu
As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.

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