一段落・ひと段落|いちだんらくichidanraku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
ひとだんらくhitodanraku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
一段落一段落 is the more common form and is the usual choice for expressing reaching a stopping place or completing a first stage.
ひと段落ひと段落 is less common than 一段落 and uses a mixture of kanji and kana; it expresses the same idea.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)
- nounone paragraph
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 一段落する（いちだんらくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 一段落します（いちだんらくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 一段落しない（いちだんらくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 一段落しません（いちだんらくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 一段落せず・一段落せぬ（いちだんらくせず・いちだんらくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 一段落した（いちだんらくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 一段落しました（いちだんらくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 一段落しなかった（いちだんらくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 一段落しませんでした（いちだんらくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 一段落して（いちだんらくして） |
| Potential | 一段落できる（いちだんらくできる） |
| Passive | 一段落される（いちだんらくされる） |
| Causative | 一段落させる（いちだんらくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 一段落させられる（いちだんらくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 一段落すれば（いちだんらくすれば） |
| tara | 一段落したら（いちだんらくしたら） |
| Volitional | 一段落しよう（いちだんらくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 一段落しましょう（いちだんらくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 一段落しろ（いちだんらくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym区切りくぎりNeutralJust the dividing point or stage node itself, as in 「区切りをつける」. 「一段落」 adds the sense that the matter has settled for the time being.
- Related一息ひといきCasualColloquial: catching your breath or a brief rest, as in 「一息つく」. 「一段落」 is about the matter itself reaching a stopping point, not the breather.
- RelatedブレイクCasualColloquial loanword: a break from activity, also a break in tennis or boxing, or a rise to fame. As a break it's close to 「一段落」, but it never says a matter has settled.
- Related休みやすみNeutralRest, holidays, absence and the like; the most common word in both speech and writing. 「一段落」 is not rest itself but a matter coming to a close for now.
- Related休憩きゅうけいNeutralStopping to rest in the middle of an ongoing activity, as in 「休憩時間」. 「一段落」 marks a node in the matter; resting isn't necessarily involved.
- Related休息きゅうそくWrittenLeans written: stopping work so the body can rest and recover. 「一段落」 is about the matter reaching a node, not the rest itself.
- Related息抜きいきぬきCasualColloquial: briefly unwinding to let off tension, as in 「息抜きに散歩」; also a vent. 「一段落」 is about a matter settling for now.
- Related中休みなかやすみNeutralA short break partway through work or an activity; the point is stopping to rest. 「一段落」 is about the matter reaching a node, not the pause itself.
- Related一切りひときりWrittenWritten: a pause or a stage, also a bygone period of time. Now rare; in everyday speech use 「一段落」 or 「区切り」.
- Antonym未了みりょうWrittenWritten: a matter not yet concluded. It's the opposite of the settled state 「一段落」 describes, though work wrapped up stage by stage may still be unfinished overall.
Use 「一段落」 when a matter reaches a natural stopping point and settles for now, as in 「仕事が一段落する」. For catching your breath say 「一息」, for a mid-work break 「休憩」, for relaxing 「息抜き」, and for just the dividing point itself 「区切り」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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