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：2026/01/08
一字千金
Hiragana
いちじせんきん
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
非常に価値のあるひと言・一文字 / 名筆・すぐれた書や筆跡をほめる語 / 並ぶもののない厚意・きわめてありがたい恩恵やはからい
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもたいせつなひとことやじがとてもよいことのたとえまたとてもありがたいたすけやめぐみのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
比喻言辞或文字极其珍贵、价值极高 / 指字迹或书法极佳，珍贵非常 / 无与伦比的厚恩、厚赐
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻文辭精妙珍貴，一字價值千金 / 指書法極優、珍稀 / 比喻恩德無比珍重、難得的厚惠
Korean Meaning
한 글자(말)가 천금만큼 귀함; 매우 가치 있는 말 / 매우 뛰어난 서예·필적 / 더할 수 없는 큰 은혜
Indonesian
perkataan yang bernilai sangat tinggi / kaligrafi atau tulisan tangan yang sangat indah / kebaikan yang tiada banding
Vietnamese Meaning
Lời/câu chữ cực kỳ quý giá (một chữ đáng nghìn vàng) / Bút pháp, thư pháp rất đẹp / Ân huệ vô song; ân tình vô giá
Tagalog Meaning
isang salitang napakahalaga / napakahusay na kaligrapya / di-mapapantayang kabutihang-loob
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) a word of great value
Sense（2）
very good handwriting or calligraphy
Sense（3）
incomparable kind favor
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Quizzes for review
(idiomatic) a word of great value / very good handwriting or calligraphy / incomparable kind favor
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一字千金
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I think his advice is worth a thousand gold per word.
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彼の助言は一字千金だと思います。
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