Word details

一事が万事

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一事が万事.

Dictionary

Entry

一事が万事いちじがばんじExpressionFreq #65674
1

Proverb

seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

ten thousand, 10,000

3 strokesFrequency 375JLPT N4Grade 2

On

マンバン

Kun

よろず

Nanori

かずゆる

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