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[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiru
expression, godan verb

Root Words:

[いち(一) + を + き(聞)·い·て + じゅう(十) + を + し(知)·る]
ichi + wo + kiite + juu + wo + shiru

English Meaning(s) for 一を聞いて十を知る

expression, godan verb
  1. to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
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Meanings for each kanji in 一を聞いて十を知る

» one; one radical (no.1)
» hear; ask; listen
» ten
» know; wisdom

Stroke Order Diagrams for 一を聞いて十を知る

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Conjugations for 一を聞いて十を知る

masu stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiri
»
Negative stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshira
»
te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·っ·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshitte
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranakute
»
Adverbial Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·く]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranaku
»
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshitta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranakatta
»
Presumptive Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ろ·う]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirou
»
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·ま·す]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirimasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·ま·せ·ん]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirimasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·ま·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirimashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirimasendeshita
»
Presumptive Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·ま·し·ょ·う]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirimashou
»
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritai
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·な·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakunai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakatta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakunakatta
»
Adjective stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirita
»
te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakute
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·な·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakunakute
»
Adverbial Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritaku
»
Provisional Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·け·れ·ば]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakereba
»
Provisional Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakunakereba
»
Conditional Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·か·っ·た·ら]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakattara
»
Conditional Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritakunakattara
»
Objective Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·た·さ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiritasa
»
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·れ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshire
»
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·り·な·さ·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirinasai
»
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·れ·ば]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshireba
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·け·れ·ば]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranakereba
»
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·き·ゃ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranakya
»
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·っ·た·ら]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshittara
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·な·か·っ·た·ら]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranakattara
»
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·っ·た·り]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshittari
»
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·る]
ichigakiitejuugashireru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·な·い]
ichigakiitejuugashirenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·た]
ichigakiitejuugashireta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·な·か·っ·た]
ichigakiitejuugashirenakatta
»
masu-stem
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ]
ichigakiitejuugashire
»
te-form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·て]
ichigakiitejuugashirete
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·な·く·て]
ichigakiitejuugashirenakute
»
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·ま·す]
ichigakiitejuugashiremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·ま·せ·ん]
ichigakiitejuugashiremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·ま·し·た]
ichigakiitejuugashiremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·が·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·が·し(知)·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
ichigakiitejuugashiremasendeshita
»
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirareru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·な·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirarenakatta
»
masu stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirare
»
te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirarete
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·な·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirarenakute
»
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·ま·す]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraremasendeshita
»
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraseru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·な·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiraseta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·な·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasenakatta
»
masu stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirase
»
te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasete
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·な·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasenakute
»
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·ま·す]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasemasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·ま·せ·ん]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasemasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·ま·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasemashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasemasendeshita
»
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasareru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·な·い]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasarenakatta
»
masu stem
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasare
»
te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasarete
»
Negative te-form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·な·く·て]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasarenakute
»
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·ま·す]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasaremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasaremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·ま·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasaremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirasaremasendeshita
»
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·ん]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiran
»
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·ず]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirazu
»
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·ぬ]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiranu
»
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[いち(一)·を·き(聞)·い·て·じゅう(十)·を·し(知)·ら·ざ·る]
ichiwokiitejuuwoshirazaru
»

Sample Sentences for 一を聞いて十を知る

A word is enough to a wise man.
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A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become.
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One word is enough for a wise man.
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