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一挙両得

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
きょ
Grade: 4
りょう
Grade: 3
とく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一擧兩得 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Sinitic 一舉兩得一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé).

一挙(いっきょ) (ikkyo, one action) + 両得(りょうとく) (ryōtoku, two gains)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っきょりょーとく [íꜜkkyò ryòòtòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ik̚ʲkʲo̞ ɾʲo̞ːto̞kɯ̟]

Noun

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(いっ)(きょ)(りょう)(とく) (ikkyo ryōtokuいつきよりやうとく (itukyo ryautoku)?

  1. killing two birds with one stone

Synonyms

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