takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. perfunctory, cursory, passing, conventional, formal (greetings, compliments, etc.), casual (acquaintance, remark, etc.), superficial, insincere.
  2. chance (e.g. customer), transient, stray.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
通り一遍 とおりいっぺん
 
 
 
 
 
通りいっぺん とおりいっぺん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

traffic, pass through, avenue
ツウ とお.る かよ.う (2nd, N4)
road with walls on both sides
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
ma
utilize, business, service
ヨウ もち.いる たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
everywhere, times, widely
ヘン あまね.く (9th, N1)
level, small
ヘン ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)