一丁

いっちょう

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar)

Common word Also written 一挺、一梃

Meanings

Noun
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)
one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant)
one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar)
one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)
one game; one task

All 6 meanings

Adverb
well then; right

Example sentences

ナイフが一丁いっちょう欲ほしい。

I want a knife.