Word Meaning 一網打尽

いちもうだじん ichimoudajin

一網打尽 is read as いちもうだじん (ichimoudajin) and means round-up (e.g. of criminals).

Meaning

English

  1. round-up (e.g. of criminals)
  2. wholesale arrest
  3. catching the whole herd with one throw

Reading

Kana

いちもうだじん

Romaji

ichimoudajin

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 88608 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一夜大尽

いちやだいじん

rags to riches

一騎打ち

いっきうち

personal combat

一言に尽きる

ひとことにつきる

to sum it up in one word

一打

いちだ

stroke

一打ち

ひとうち

one stroke

一打逆転

いちだぎゃくてん

a complete turnabout via a single blow

一本足打法

いっぽんあしだほう

one-legged batting stance

網打ち

あみうち

fisherman's throw (resembling the casting of a fishing net)

網を打つ

あみをうつ

to cast a net

打成一片

たじょういっぺん

intensive zazen meditation on a subject

一応

いちおう

just in case

Example Sentences

2

I arrested many thieves at the same time.

The thief-taker arrested many thieves at the same time.