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一言に尽きる (ひとことにつきる) — to sum it up in one word | Kumi Dictionary

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一言に尽きる

一言に尽きる

一ひとこ言とに尽つきる

to sum it up in one word

Kanji Vocab Daily Life22 strokes

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ひとことにつきる

Verb

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to sum it up in one word, ... is the word for it

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

い.う・こと…(3)

つ.きる・つ.くす・つ.かす・-づ.く・-ず.く・ことごと.く…(2)

exhaust・use up・run out of・deplete・befriend…(1)

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