一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)

いっせきにちょう
noun, expression
killing two birds with one stone
1. killing two birds with one stone
Achieving two goals with a single action. A four-character idiom (四字熟語).
一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)の方法(ほうほう)を考(かんが)えよう。
Let's think of a way to kill two birds with one stone.
運動(うんどう)しながら英語(えいご)を聞(き)くのは一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)だ。
Listening to English while exercising is killing two birds with one stone.
自転車(じてんしゃ)通勤(つうきん)は健康(けんこう)にも環境(かんきょう)にもいい、一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)だ。
Commuting by bicycle is good for both health and the environment—two birds with one stone.
この仕事(しごと)なら経験(けいけん)も積(つ)めて給料(きゅうりょう)もいい。一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)だね。
With this job, you can gain experience and the pay is good too. Two birds with one stone.
料理(りょうり)を趣味(しゅみ)にしたら、楽(たの)しみながらお金(かね)も節約(せつやく)できるので一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)だと気(き)づいた。
I realized that if I made cooking my hobby, I could have fun and save money at the same time—two birds with one stone.

一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう) is a 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character idiom) meaning to achieve two goals with one action.

LITERAL MEANING:
一(いち)石(せき) (one stone) + 二(に)鳥(ちょう) (two birds)

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)だ: It's killing two birds with one stone
  • 一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)の方法(ほうほう): a method that accomplishes two things
  • 一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)を狙(ねら)う: to aim for a two-for-one result

ORIGIN:
Borrowed from the English proverb "kill two birds with one stone."

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Added 2026.1.16 8:52 · Revised 2026.6.3 1:14
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