唯一無二

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唯 一 無 二
ゆい
Grade: S
いつ
Grade: 1
む
Grade: 4
に
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 唯一(ゆいいつ) (yuiitsu, “the only one”) + 無(む) (mu, “no, none”) + 二(に) (ni, “two”), literally, "only one, no two". Compare Chinese 獨一無二/独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝiːt͡sɨᵝ mɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]

Adjective

唯(ゆい)一(いつ)無(む)二(に) • (yuiitsumuni) -na (adnominal 唯(ゆい)一(いつ)無(む)二(に)な (yuiitsumuni na), adverbial 唯(ゆい)一(いつ)無(む)二(に)に (yuiitsumuni ni))

  1. one and only; unparalleled; matchless; without equal
    唯(ゆい)一(いつ)無(む)二(に)の友(とも)
    yuiitsumuni no tomo
    irreplaceable friend

Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
唯一無二

Noun

唯一無二 • (yuilmu'i) (hangeul 유일무이)

  1. Hanja form? of 유일무이 (“one and only; unique; peerless”).
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