鶏群の一鶴

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
ぐん
Grade: 4
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
かく
Grade: S
kan'on goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
鷄群の一鶴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Based on a passage from the Book of Jin.[1][2]

Semi-calque of Chinese 鶴立雞群鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún, literally a single crane standing out amongst a flock of chickens). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Idiom

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(けい)(ぐん)(いっ)(かく) (keigun no ikkaku

  1. a great man standing out among the crowd

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN