一期一會

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
a period of time; phase; stage
a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to meet; to gather; group
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
 
trad. (一期一會) 一 期 一 會
simp. (一期一会) 一 期 一 会

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 一(いち)期(ご)一(いち)会(え) (ichigo ichie).

Pronunciation

Idiom

一期一會

  1. you should treasure every encounter, for it will never recur

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 期 一 會
いち
Grade: 1 		ご
Grade: 3 		いち
Grade: 1 		え
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 一期一會 – see the following entry.
【一期一会いちごいちえ】
[phrase] You should treasure every encounter, for it will never recur.
(This term, 一期一會, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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