Word details
一を聞いて十を知る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一を聞いて十を知る.
Dictionary
Entry
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Idiomatic expression
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
Examples
一を聞いて十を知る、とまではいかないまでも、もうちょっと物分りがよくなってほしいよ。
A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
聞
hear, ask, listen
14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ブンモン
Kun
き.くき.こえる
十
ten
2 strokesFrequency 8JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジュウジッジュッ
Kun
とおとそ
Nanori
いかぎさしそうちとうねまるわ
知
know, wisdom
8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チ
Kun
し.るし.らせる
Nanori
さとさとるしりしれとものり
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