WORD DETAIL
一挙
いっきょ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
一挙, readいっきょ, combines one一with action or undertaking挙to denote a single decisive move. - Basic usage: It is used adverbially for accomplishing several things or a major change at once, as in
一挙に片づける.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Grammar and combinations
一挙にemphasizes speed and all-at-once action but does not imply that doing so is always easy or desirable.

