Word Meaning 一念発起

いちねんほっき ichinenhokki

一念発起 is read as いちねんほっき (ichinenhokki) and means being resolved to (do something).

Meaning

English

being resolved to (do something)
having a wholehearted intention

Reading

Kana

いちねんほっき

Romaji

ichinenhokki

Writing Variants

一念ほっき いちねんほっき ichinenhokki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 18637 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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一念

いちねん

a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

一念天に通ず

いちねんてんにつうず

faith will move mountains

一発

いっぱつ

home run

一触即発

いっしょくそくはつ

critical (touch and go) situation

一般概念

いっぱんがいねん

general idea

初一念

しょいちねん

original intention

念発火能力

ねんはっかのうりょく

pyrokinesis

発起人

ほっきにん

originator

アフリカ単一起源説

あふりかたんいつきげんせつ

Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

女の一念岩をも通す

おんなのいちねんいわをもとおす

women will have their wills

世間一般の通念

せけんいっぱんのつうねん

conventional wisdom

奮起一番

ふんきいちばん

bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something