Word Meaning 一瀉千里

いっしゃせんり isshasenri

一瀉千里 is read as いっしゃせんり (isshasenri) and means one swift effort.

Meaning

English

  1. one swift effort
  2. rush through one's work
  3. fast-talking, writing, etc.

Reading

Kana

いっしゃせんり

Romaji

isshasenri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

一里

いちり

2.44 miles

一千

いっせん

1,000

一里塚

いちりづか

milestone (1 ri apart)

一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick

一人当千

いちにんとうぜん

being a match for a thousand

一諾千金

いちだくせんきん

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

一騎当千

いっきとうせん

being a match for a thousand

一騎当千の兵

いっきとうせんのつわもの

great warrior

一目千本

ひとめせんぼん

place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)