Word Meaning 一事が万事

いちじがばんじ ichiji ga banji

一事が万事 is read as いちじがばんじ (ichiji ga banji) and means seen it once, seen it all.

Meaning

English

  1. seen it once, seen it all
  2. a single instance indicates what happens all the time
  3. one case gives you an idea of what always happens

Reading

Kana

いちじがばんじ

Romaji

ichiji ga banji

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 88069 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一大事

いちだいじ

important matter

一事

いちじ

one thing

万事

ばんじ

all

一万円札

いちまんえんさつ

10,000 yen bill

一天万乗

いってんばんじょう

the whole realm

一将功成って万骨枯る

いっしょうこうなってばんこつかる

thousands die to make one hero

一将功成りて万骨枯る

いっしょうこうなりてばんこつかる

thousands die to make one hero

一万円

いちまんえん

10,000 yen

一粒万倍

いちりゅうまんばい

a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest

万分の一

まんぶんのいち

one ten-thousandth

万死一生

ばんしいっしょう

advancing in the face of death