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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一ひと息いき

hitoiki

a little more effort

Example sentences

  1. もう一息ひといき努力どりょくすれば成功せいこうするだろう。

    Make one more effort, and you will succeed.

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  2. もう一息ひといきというところです。

    It’s getting there.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あと一息ひといきだ。

    We’re almost there.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一息

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 息breath; respirationOnソクKunいき

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