"氷山の一角" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 氷山の一角 [canonical] (ruby: (ひょう), (ざん), (いっ), (かく)), hyōzan no ikkaku [romanization]
Etymology: Literally “a corner of the iceberg”. Compare Chinese 冰山一角 (bīngshānyījiǎo). Etymology templates: {{ncog|zh|冰山一角}} Chinese 冰山一角 (bīngshānyījiǎo) Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ひょうざん の いっかく|head=氷山の一角}} 氷(ひょう)山(ざん)の一(いっ)角(かく) • (hyōzan no ikkaku)
  1. the tip of the iceberg Tags: idiomatic

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