一言以って之を蔽う

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 言 以 之 蔽
いち
Grade: 1		 げん
Grade: 2		 も
Grade: 4		 これ
Jinmeiyō		 おお
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
一言以て之を蔽う

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 一言以蔽之.

Phrase

一(いち)言(げん)以(も)って之(これ)を蔽(おお)う • (ichigen motte kore o ōu) 

  1. to sum this up in one word
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