一期一会

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	期	一	会
いち Grade: 1	ご Grade: 3	いち Grade: 1	え Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 一期 (ichigo, “one lifetime”) +‎ 一会 (ichie, “one encounter”).

Pronunciation

Goon
いちごいちえ (Nakadaka)^[1]
いちごいちえ (Nakadaka + Nakadaka)^[2]
IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiɡo̞ it͡ɕie̞]

Phrase

一期一会 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 一期一會, hiragana いちごいちえ, rōmaji ichigo ichie, historical hiragana いちごいちゑ)

You should treasure every encounter, for it will never recur.

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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