Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう) in Japanese

一石二鳥
Kana Reading
いっせきにちょう
Romaji
issekinichō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    killing two birds with one stone
    Example sentence
    一石二鳥 To kill two birds with one stone.

Examples of 一石二鳥, いっせきにちょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

11 strokes

bird, chicken

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: とり

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JLPT 3

5 strokes

stone

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク, コク

Kun'Yomi: いし

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

two, two radical (no.2)

On'Yomi: ニ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び

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JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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