adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Describes an action or state continuing for a noticeable but not extremely long period. Often used with verbs like 泣く, 話す, 降る, etc.
She cried for a while and then calmed down.
It rained for a while and soon stopped.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 一頻り and 一しきり are rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; also rare.
Rare kanji spelling; the character 頻 is not commonly used for this word.
Compound of 一 (hito, 'one') and 頻り (shikiri, 'frequently/repeatedly'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated from the idea of a single continuous spell of an action.