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Meaning of 一刀両断 in Japanese
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一刀両断
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Kana Readingいっとうりょうだん
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Romajiittōryōdan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot
- Example sentence
- もう少しやさしく意見してあげたらどうなの。一刀両断のもと切り捨てられた彼の立場も考えてよ。 Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
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Examples of 一刀両断, いっとうりょうだん in a sentence
Kanji in this word
断
JLPT 3
11 strokes
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
On'Yomi: ダン
Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める
両
JLPT 3
6 strokes
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
On'Yomi: リョウ
Kun'Yomi: てる, ふたつ