Word Meaning 一か八か

いちかばちか ichi ka bachi ka

一か八か is read as いちかばちか (ichi ka bachi ka) and means sink or swim.

Meaning

English

  1. sink or swim
  2. all or nothing
  3. hit or miss
  4. make or break

Reading

Kana

いちかばちか

Romaji

ichi ka bachi ka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 100801 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人尺八

ひとりしゃくはち

autofellatio

八十日間世界一周

はちじゅうにちかんせかいいっしゅう

Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)

娘一人に婿八人

むすめひとりにむこはちにん

being besieged by suitors

八紘一宇

はっこういちう

universal brotherhood

八重山一黒子

やえやまひとつぼくろ

tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)

一人

ひとり

one person

一人前

いちにんまえ

adult

一日

いちにち

1st day of the month

一時

ひととき

two-hour period

ひとつ

(not) even

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

一生

いっしょう

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Example Sentences

1

Let's take a chance and go for broke.