Word Meaning 一つ覚え

ひとつおぼえ hitotsuoboe

一つ覚え is read as ひとつおぼえ (hitotsuoboe) and means knowing only one thing (and repeating it often).

Meaning

English

  1. knowing only one thing (and repeating it often)
  2. saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity)
  3. repeating the only thing one knows

Reading

Kana

ひとつおぼえ

Romaji

hitotsuoboe

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 90468 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一生の不覚

いっしょうのふかく

greatest mistake of one's life

あほの一つ覚え

あほのひとつおぼえ

one who knows little often repeats it

ばかの一つ覚え

ばかのひとつおぼえ

one who knows little often repeats it

一次聴覚野

いちじちょうかくや

primary auditory cortex

不覚の一投

ふかくのいっとう

pitcher's misjudgment (misjudgement)

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一定

いってい

fixed

一昨年

おととし

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

一番

いちばん

best