一撃必殺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	撃	必	殺
いち Grade: 1	げき Grade: S	ひつ > ひっ Grade: 4	さつ Grade: 5

Alternative spelling
一擊必殺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

一(いち)撃(げき) (ichigeki, “single hit”) + 必(ひっ)殺(さつ) (hissatsu, “lethality”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちげきひっさつ [ìchígékí híssátsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiɡe̞kʲi çisːa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

一(いち)撃(げき)必(ひっ)殺(さつ) • (ichigeki hissatsu) 

1. (video games) OHKO, a one-hit knockout; defeating an opponent with a single attack