Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一網打尽(いちもうだじん) in Japanese

一網打尽
Kana Reading
いちもうだじん
Romaji
ichimōdajin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (a) big haul; roundup; wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
    Example sentence
    泥棒一網打尽逮捕した I arrested many thieves at the same time.

Examples of 一網打尽, いちもうだじん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve

On'Yomi: ジン, サン

Kun'Yomi: つ.くす, -つ.くす, -づ.くし, -つ.く, -づ.く, -ず.く, つ.きる, つ.かす, さかづき, ことごと.く, つか, つき

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JLPT 1

14 strokes

netting, network

On'Yomi: モウ

Kun'Yomi: あみ

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JLPT 3

5 strokes

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

On'Yomi: ダ, ダアス

Kun'Yomi: う.つ, う.ち-, ぶ.つ

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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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