一攫千金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	攫	千	金
いち > いっ Grade: 1	かく Hyōgai	せん Grade: 1	きん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いっかくせんきん [ìkkákúséńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ik̚ka̠kɯ̟sẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

一(いっ)攫(かく)千(せん)金(きん) • (ikkakusenkin)

making a killing in a single stroke, making a fortune in a moment

References

“一^▲攫千金”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
一	攫	千	金

Noun

一攫千金 • (ilhwakcheon'geum) (hangeul 일확천금)

hanja form^? of 일확천금 (“making a killing in a single stroke”)