一気呵成

Reading

Kana: いっきかせい
Romaji: ikkikasei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adv
1

finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: カ、 か.す、 しか.る、 わら.う
Meanings: scold, blow on, reprove
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Example Sentence

(かれ)一気呵成(いっきかせい)()()げたと()ってたけど、この提案書(ていあんしょ)(すこ)(ざつ)だね。
➥He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.
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