Jisho

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Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
1. once; one timeUsually written using kana alone, See also 一遍に
  • ほっかいどう北海道
  • には
  • いっぺん一遍
  • 行った
  • ことがない
I've never been to Hokkaido.
Noun, used as a suffix
2. exclusively; only; aloneUsually written using kana alone, See also 正直一遍, See also 義理一遍, after a noun
Wikipedia definition
3. Ippenwas a Japanese Buddhist itinerant preacher (hijiri) who founded the Ji-shū (時宗 time sect) branch of Pure Land Buddhism. Ippen came from Iyo (伊予) province, (modern Ehime prefecture, in Shikoku island and was originally called Chishin . He first studied Tendai Buddhism on Mt. Hiei, Kyoto, and then Pure Land Buddhism at Dazaifu, Kyūshū island. http://www. aisf. or. jp/~jaanus/deta/i/ippen.
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