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一字 (いちじ, ichiji) Japanese meaning: one letter | Kotomora
じ 字
Related words 一字 refers strictly to a single written character, while 一文字 can mean the same but also extends to a straight line or a single item.
一字 is the standard modern word for 'one written character,' while 一文 is a limited, old-fashioned use of the same idea.
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This word is missing one character.
He wrote it without making a single character mistake.
〈 物もの 〉 が 一いち 字じ 違ちが う to differ by one character
These two words differ by just one character.
一いち 字じ も 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ない not even a single character (does something)
There wasn't a single mistake in his letter.
Word family word for word; verbatim; literally
letter by letter; character by character
word of great value; each word worth a thousand pieces of gold
a single word; (not even) a word or syllable
leave a space between words; put a space
Etymology Compound of 一 (one) and 字 (character, letter). The reading いちじ follows standard on'yomi.
