English–Japanese
“one or two” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiichini
Example
質問が一二あります。shitsu mon ga ichi ni a ri ma su
I have one or two questions.
How to say “one or two” in Japanese
“One or two” in Japanese is 一二 (ichini).
It treats one and two as the endpoints of a small, deliberately imprecise quantity.
Example sentences with 一二
この問題には一二通りの答えがあります。ko no mon dai ni wa ichi ni tō ri no kota e ga a ri ma su
There are one or two possible answers to this question.
Tips for using 一二
- A speaker may use 一二 (ichini) when recalling a small number of things, such as questions or examples, without stopping to count them exactly.