一刀両断 (いっとうりょうだん)cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively
- cutting in two with a single strokenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knotnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 一刀両断
- 一One; One Radical (no.1)Read with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 刀Sword; Saber; KnifeRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 両Both; Old Japanese Coin; Counter For Carriages (e.g., In A Train)Read with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 断Severance; Decline; RefuseRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 一つひとつone
- 一方いっぽうone (esp. of two); the other
- 一時いちじone o'clock
- 一月いちがつJanuary
- 一番いちばんnumber one; first
- 一般いっぱんgeneral; universal
- 一部いちぶone part; one portion
- 十一じゅういちeleven; 11
- 刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
- 一刀いっとうsword; blade
- 刀剣とうけんsword; dagger
- 剃刀かみそりrazor
- 単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうstraight to the point; point-blank
- 執刀しっとうperforming a surgical operation
- 大刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword
- 太刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword
- 両国りょうこくboth countries
- 両党りょうとうboth political parties
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