一挙両得

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
きょ
Grade: 4
りょう
Grade: 3
とく
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
一擧兩得 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Sinitic 一舉兩得一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé).

一挙(いっきょ) (ikkyo, one action) + 両得(りょうとく) (ryōtoku, two gains)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っきょりょーとく [íꜜkkyò ryòòtòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ik̚ʲkʲo̞ ɾʲo̞ːto̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(いっ)(きょ)(りょう)(とく) (ikkyo ryōtoku) いつきよりやうとく (itukyo ryautoku)?

  1. killing two birds with one stone

Synonyms

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