Word Meaning 一言に尽きる

ひとことにつきる hitokoto ni tsukiru

一言に尽きる is read as ひとことにつきる (hitokoto ni tsukiru) and means to sum it up in one word.

Meaning

English

to sum it up in one word
... is the word for it

Reading

Kana

ひとことにつきる

Romaji

hitokoto ni tsukiru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 54684 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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一言居士

いちげんこじ

person who is ready to comment on every subject

一言半句

いちげんはんく

a single word

一夜大尽

いちやだいじん

rags to riches

一網打尽

いちもうだじん

round-up (e.g. of criminals)

一言

いちげん

single word

一家言

いっかげん

private opinion

第一言語

だいいちげんご

first language

言行不一致

げんこうふいっち

inconsistency between one's words and actions

言行一致

げんこういっち

acting up to one's words

言文一致

げんぶんいっち

unification of the written and spoken forms of a language

言葉を尽くす

ことばをつくす

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.)

言い尽す

いいつくす

to tell all