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

Meaning

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

Example sentences

ナイフが一丁欲しい。

I want a knife.