一挙手一投足

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
きょ
Grade: 4
しゅ
Grade: 1
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
そく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
一擧手一投足 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 一挙手 (ikkyoshu, literally one raising of a hand) +‎ 一投足 (ittōsoku, literally one kicking out of a foot).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • On'yomi
    • きょしゅーそく [ìkkyóꜜshù ìttóꜜòsòkù] (Odaka-Odaka – [3]-[3])[2][3][4]
    • IPA(key): [ik̚kʲo̞ɕɨᵝ it̚to̞ːso̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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(いっ)(きょ)(しゅ)(いっ)(とう)(そく) (ikkyoshu ittōsoku

  1. each and every individual action, every movement
    (かれ)()(もう)(りき)()(いっ)(きょ)(しゅ)(いっ)(とう)(そく)(ちゅう)(もく)するよ。
    Kare wa sumō rikishi no ikkyoshu ittōsoku ni chūmoku suru yo.
    He pays attention to every movement of a sumo wrestler.

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN