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Japanese
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| 萬が一 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Calque of Chinese 萬一 / 万一 (wànyī).
Pronunciation
Adverb
万が一 • (man ga ichi)
- by any chance, just in case
Synonyms
Noun
万が一 • (man ga ichi)
- a one in a million occurrence
Synonyms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN