"一字千金" meaning in Japanese

See 一字千金 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 一字千金 [canonical] (ruby: (いち), (), (せん), (きん)), ichiji senkin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|いちじ せんきん}} 一(いち)字(じ)千(せん)金(きん) • (ichiji senkin)
  1. (idiomatic) a word of great value Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-一字千金-ja-noun-c1g-BnNr Categories (other): Japanese terms with 4 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 13 41 46
  2. very good handwriting or calligraphy
    Sense id: en-一字千金-ja-noun-bM6ISvGr Categories (other): Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese yojijukugo Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 1 48 3 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 87 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 74 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 79 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 13 41 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 78 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 79 17 Disambiguation of Japanese yojijukugo: 7 82 11
  3. incomparable kind favor
    Sense id: en-一字千金-ja-noun-RsYgsUD1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 4 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 13 41 46
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          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "字",
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        ],
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ],
        [
          "金",
          "きん"
        ]
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        "a word of great value"
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        "(idiomatic) a word of great value"
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          "_dis": "2 87 10",
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          "いち"
        ],
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          "字",
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        ],
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        ]
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    },
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        "incomparable kind favor"
      ]
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Download raw JSONL data for 一字千金 meaning in Japanese (1.1kB)

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