Meaning

Primary

A Look

Alternatives

A Glance, List, Table

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

One look at... just one. A little one. Just a look. Just a glance. That's all I want.

It also has another meaning! When you're talking about computers and you want to see everything in one look, you will arrange it into a nice list or table. That way you only have to look at the data one time!

Reading

いちらん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

覚えたい日本語の単語の一覧を作りました。

I made a list of Japanese words that I want to memorize.

アフリカの歴史書をまとめて一覧できるようにしてみました。

I've compiled a list of books on African history for easy reference.

このキーとこのキーを同時に押したら、キーボードショートカットの一覧が出てくるよ。

If you press this key and this key at the same time, a list of keyboard shortcuts will appear.

連絡先の一覧から中々上司の名前が見つからないんだけど。

I'm struggling to find my boss's name on my contact list.

Kanji Composition