Related words 大だい 体たい 大体 is more casual and means 'mostly' or 'approximately', while 一通り implies going through something from start to finish without depth.
ざっと ざっと is an adverb meaning 'roughly' or 'briefly', often used with actions like reading or explaining, similar to 一通り but more colloquial.
Written forms 一ひと 通とお り
Standard kanji spelling; Cross-referenced with points to this form as the usual way to write the word.
一ひと わたり Usage 57%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; very rare and essentially a search variant.
一ひと 渡わた り Usage 43%
Rare kanji spelling; the reading ひとわたり is uncommon and the form is not widely used.
一ひと 渉わた り
Obscure kanji spelling; not in common use.
Etymology Compound of 一 (ひと , 'one') and 通り (とおり , 'way, passage'). The literal sense of 'one pass through' developed into the figurative meaning of doing something in a single sweep, i.e., roughly or briefly.
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