Word Meaning 破竹の勢い

はちくのいきおい hachiku no ikioi

破竹の勢い is read as はちくのいきおい (hachiku no ikioi) and means (with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick).

Meaning

English

  1. (with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick)
  2. irresistible force

Reading

Kana

はちくのいきおい

Romaji

hachiku no ikioi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 80462 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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破竹

はちく

breaking bamboo

破片

はへん

fragment

破損

はそん

damage

破門

はもん

expulsion (of a pupil)

破天荒

はてんこう

unheard-of

破防法

はぼうほう

Subversive Activities Prevention Act

破産管財人

はさんかんざいにん

trustee or administrator in bankruptcy

破算

はさん

clearing an abacus

破線

はせん

broken line

破落戸

ならずもの

ruffian

破落戸

ごろつき

rogue

破風板

はふいた

bargeboard