一切
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
close to; to cut; to slice | ||
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simp. and trad. (一切) |
一 | 切 |
Pronunciation
Pronoun
一切
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 切 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: 2 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese compound 一切 (MC 'jit tshejH). Compare modern Mandarin 一切 (yīqiè).
The goon reading, so likely the earlier import.
Noun
一切 • (issai)
Derived terms
- 一切有為 (issai ui)
- 一切有情 (issai ujō)
- 一切皆苦 (issai kaiku)
- 一切皆空 (issai kaikū, “matter is void, all is vanity”)
- 一切皆成 (issai kaijō)
- 一切合切, 一切合財 (issai gassai, “any and every thing, altogether”)
- 一切経 (issai kyō, “complete Buddhist scriptures”)
- 一切衆生 (issai jujō, “all living creatures”)
- 一切種智 (issai shuchi)
- 一切智 (issai-chi)
- 一切法 (issai-hō)
- 一切を込めた宿泊料 (issai o kometa shukuhaku ryō, “all-inclusive hotel charges”)
- 一成一切成 (ichijō issaijō)
- 家財一切 (kazai issai, “complete set of household goods”)
- 家事一切 (kaji issai, “all the domestic chores”)
- 世事一切 (seji issai, “all the worldly matters”)
- 費用一切 (hiyō issai, “all expenses”)
Adverb
一切 • (issai)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 切 |
いつ > いっ Grade: 1 |
せつ Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese compound 一切 (MC 'jit tshet). The kan'on reading, so likely the later import.
Appears to be less common than the issai reading.
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 切 |
ひと Grade: 1 |
き(り) Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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一切り |
Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) + 切り (kiri, “cut, cutting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 切る kiru, “to cut”).[2]
Noun
一切 • (hitokiri)
- one division, one step, one part of something
- one moment, one time
- (theater, performing arts) one act, one scene
- in the Edo period, a set period of time sold for access to various entertainments in a red-light district
- short for 一切遊び (hitokiri asobi): enjoying oneself in a red-light district during such a set time of access
Adverb
一切 • (hitokiri)
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 切 |
ひと Grade: 1 |
き(れ) Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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一切れ (more common) |
Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) + 切れ (kire, “cut, cutting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 切れる kireru, “to be cut apart, to be broken apart”, itself the 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”, indicating that the verb is in a state of being realized) of verb 切る kiru, “to cut”).[2]
Noun
一切 • (hitokire)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN