一目置く

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
もく
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 一目 (one stone (in the game of go)) +‎ 置く (to put). The expression originally came from the weaker player in a game of go being allowed to place an extra stone as a handicap.

Verb

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(いち)(もく)() (ichimokuokugodan (stem (いち)(もく)() (ichimokuoki), past (いち)(もく)()いた (ichimokuoita))

  1. (idiomatic) to take one's hat off; to acknowledge another's superiority
    だれもが一目置(いちもくお)人物(じんぶつ )だ。
    Dare mo ga ichimoku oku jinbutsu da.
    It's the figure that everyone looks up to.

Conjugation

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