Word Meaning 一石二鳥

いっせきにちょう issekinichou

一石二鳥 is read as いっせきにちょう (issekinichou) and means killing two birds with one stone.

Meaning

English

killing two birds with one stone

Reading

Kana

いっせきにちょう

Romaji

issekinichou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 15240 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一石三鳥

いっせきさんちょう

killing three birds with one stone

一石

いっせき

one game (of go)

一回りも二回りも

ひとまわりもふたまわりも

one or two sizes (bigger, etc.)

一人二役

ひとりふたやく

double role

一石

いっこく

one koku (measure)

一石を投じる

いっせきをとうじる

to create a stir

一の鳥居

いちのとりい

first torii gate of a shrine

石千鳥

いしちどり

stone curlew

一二

いちに

the first and second

一二に及ばず

いちににおよばず

right away

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

一時磁石

いちじじしゃく

temporary magnet

Example Sentences

一石二鳥

I killed two birds with one stone.

一石二鳥。

To kill two birds with one stone.

一石二鳥にする。

Kill two birds with one stone.