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一時に (いちどきに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
一いち 時どき に also: いちじに · いっときに
Meanings 1
adverb
all at once ; at the same time ; simultaneously
Describes multiple things happening or being done at the same moment, often with a sense of suddenness or concentration. Commonly used with verbs like 来る, 起こる, 言う, 押し寄せる.
Written forms 一時に
いちどきに
Standard kanji spelling; the reading いちどきに is the most common.
いちじに
Rare reading; いちどきに is overwhelmingly preferred.
いっときに
Rare reading; いちどきに is overwhelmingly preferred.
いちじに
いっときに
みんな
が
一いち
時どき
に
話はな
し
始はじ
め
た
の
で
、
何なに
も
聞き
き
取と
れ
なかっ
た
。
Everyone started talking at the same time, so I couldn't catch anything.
Similar words 同どう 時じ に 同時に is a more general 'at the same time', while 一時に emphasizes a sudden, concentrated burst of simultaneous events or actions.
一いっ 斉せい に 一斉に implies a coordinated simultaneous action by many, whereas 一時に can be uncoordinated and often has a nuance of overwhelming volume.
Etymology Compound of 一時 (one time/moment) + particle に, with the reading いちどきに being a sound shift from いちじに.
