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Zach

乾坤一擲

Reading

Kana: けんこんいってき
Romaji: kenkon'itteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 かわ.く、 かわ.かす、 ほ.す、 ひ.る、 いぬい
Meanings: drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
Readings: コン、 つち、 ひつじさる
Meanings: divination sign, land, earth
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: テキ、 チャク、 ジャク、 なぐ.る、 なげう.つ
Meanings: hit, resign

Example Sentence

乾坤一擲(けんこんいってき)(だい)勝負(しょうぶ)(なさ)けないけどこれが見事(みごと)空振(からぶ)りに()わったんだなあ。
➥It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.
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