一を聞いて十を知る
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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一 | 聞 | 十 | 知 |
いち Grade: 1 |
き Grade: 2 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 2 |
on’yomi | kun’yomi | on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Calque of Literary Chinese 聞一知十/闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
一を聞いて十を知る • (ichi o kiite jū o shiru) godan (stem 一を聞いて十を知り (ichi o kiite jū o shiri), past 一を聞いて十を知った (ichi o kiite jū o shitta))
- (idiomatic, proverb) be quick on the uptake, understand the whole situation from just a few clues