一貫

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
pierce; to string
trad. (一貫)
simp. (一贯)

Etymology

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From Analects:

子曰:「。」曾子:「。」門人:「何謂?」曾子:「夫子而已。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「。」曾子:「。」门人:「何谓?」曾子:「夫子而已。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
Zǐyuē: “Shēn hū! Wúdào guàn zhī.” Zēngzǐ yuē: “Wéi.” Zǐ chū. Ménrén wèn yuē: “Héwèi yě?” Zēngzǐ yuē: “Fūzǐ zhī dào, zhōngshù éryǐ yǐ.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, “Shen, one single thread runs through my doctrine.” Master Zeng said, “Yes.” The Master went out, and the other disciples asked, “What did he mean?” Master Zeng said, “The Master’s doctrine is nothing other than loyalty and empathy.”

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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一貫

  1. consistent

Derived terms

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Adverb

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一貫

  1. consistently; unfailingly; from first to last

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: S

Noun

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(いっ)(かん) (ikkan

  1. integration, consistency with regard to policy, manner, approach, etc.

Verb

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(いっ)(かん)する (ikkan suruintransitive suru (stem (いっ)(かん) (ikkan shi), past (いっ)(かん)した (ikkan shita))

  1. be consistent, be the same throughout

Conjugation

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