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一気呵成

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一気呵成.

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Entry

一気呵成っきかせいNounAdverb四字熟語Freq #44641
1

finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break

Examples
彼、一気呵成に書き上げたと言ってたけど、この提案書、少し雑だね。
He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.

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

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

6 strokesFrequency 113JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いき

scold, blow on, reprove

8 strokes

On

Kun

か.すしか.るわら.う

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

6 strokesFrequency 116JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セイジョウ

Kun

な.るな.す-な.す

Nanori

あきあきらしげそんたえなおなりなるのりひらまさよし

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