一か八か
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 八 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
はち > ばち Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from gambling parlance, from 一か罰か (ichi ka bachi ka, “one or nothing”, literally “one or punishment”); or from the top strokes of the kanji in the phrase 丁か半か (chō ka han ka, literally “even or odd”), from the game of chōhan.
Phrase
一か八か (hiragana いちかばちか, rōmaji ichikabachika)
- (literally) one or eight, which is it?
- (idiomatic) sinking or swimming; all or nothing
- 一か八かやってみよう。
- Ichikabachika yatte miyō.
- I’ll take my chances.
- 一か八か。よし！
- Ichikabachika. Yoshi!
- Here goes nothing!
- 一か八かやってみよう。
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