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    3. 一言に尽きる

    一言に尽きる

    一ひと言ことに​尽つき​る​

    to sum it up in one word

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    ひとことにつきる

    Verb

    1.
    to sum it up in one word, ... is the word for it

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    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    尽
    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)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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