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単(たん)刀(とう)直(ちょく)入(にゅう)
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Meanings

  • adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi), yojijukugo
    1. straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

Readings

単刀直入
(>99%)
たんとうちょくにゅう
(<1%)
短刀直入
(<0.1%)
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