氷山の一角

Japanese
Kanji in this term
氷 山 一 角
ひょう
Grade: 3		 さん > ざん
Grade: 1		 いつ > いっ
Grade: 1		 かく
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on on’yomi

Etymology

Literally “a corner of the iceberg”.

Compare Chinese 冰山一角 (bīngshānyījiǎo).

Idiom

氷(ひょう)山(ざん)の一(いっ)角(かく) • (hyōzan no ikkaku) 

  1. the tip of the iceberg
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