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一塊 (ひとかたまり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ塊かい

also: いっかい

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Meanings

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noun

one lump; one group; one mass

Refers to a single cohesive mass or a group of people/things gathered together. Often used with counters or in descriptive phrases.

砂さ糖とうが一ひと塊かたまりになっている。
The sugar has formed one lump.
観かん光こう客きゃくが一ひと塊かたまりになって歩

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The tourists are walking in one group.

Written forms

一塊Usage38%
- ひとかたまり
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading ひとかたまり.
- いっかい
  Rare reading; ひとかたまり is overwhelmingly more common.
ひとかたまりUsage50%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji reading might be ambiguous or for emphasis.
一塊ひとかたまりUsage5%
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ひと塊かたまりUsage5%
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ひと塊かたまりUsage3%
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いっかい

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
塊clod, lump, chunk

Similar words

塊かたまり
塊 is the general word for 'lump' or 'mass'; 一塊 emphasizes a single unit or group.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (ひと, 'one') + 塊 (かたまり, 'lump, mass'). The reading いっかい is a less common on'yomi variant.