(いってき)

いってき
noun
one drop, a drop
quantity
1. one drop, a drop
A single drop of liquid.
一滴(いってき)(みず)無駄(むだ)にしない。
I don't waste even a single drop of water.
インク一滴(いってき)たらした。
I dropped one drop of ink.
目薬(めぐすり)一滴(いってき)さす。
I apply one drop of eye drops.
2. not a drop, not even a little
Used with negation to emphasize complete absence of something.
(さけ)一滴(いってき)()まない
I don't drink a single drop of alcohol.
(なみだ)一滴(いってき)()せなかった
He didn't show a single tear.
()一滴(いってき)まで(しぼ)()る。
To squeeze out every last drop of blood.

一滴(いってき) refers to a single drop of liquid.

LITERAL USAGE (Sense 1):

EMPHATIC NEGATIVE (Sense 2):

  • 一滴(いってき)も〜ない: not even a drop
  • Emphasizes complete absence or abstinence
  • Often used with (さけ) (alcohol)

Related words

  • 二滴(にてき): two drops
  • 数滴(すうてき): several drops
  • 点滴(てんてき): IV drip (medical)