Word Meaning 一刻千金

いっこくせんきん ikkokusenkin

一刻千金 is read as いっこくせんきん (ikkokusenkin) and means every moment is precious.

Meaning

English

every moment is precious
time is money
precious time

Reading

Kana

いっこくせんきん

Romaji

ikkokusenkin

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 82973 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

春宵一刻値千金

しゅんしょういっこくあたいせんきん

a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold

一笑千金

いっしょうせんきん

a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold

一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick

一諾千金

いちだくせんきん

one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold

一字千金

いちじせんきん

word of great value

一時金

いちじきん

bonus

一刻

いっこく

stubborn

一人当千

いちにんとうぜん

being a match for a thousand

一刻を争う

いっこくをあらそう

to race against time

一刻み

ひときざみ

top-notch

一刻も早く

いっこくもはやく

immediately

一刻一刻

いっこくいっこく

hourly