一言一句(いちごんいっく)

いちごんいっく
noun
every single word
languageidiom
1. every single word; word for word
Each and every word of something said or written, emphasizing that nothing is missed or changed.
一言一句(いちごんいっく)聞(き)き漏(も)らさない。
To not miss a single word.
先生(せんせい)の話(はなし)を一言一句(いちごんいっく)メモした。
I wrote down every single word the teacher said.
契約書(けいやくしょ)は、一言一句(いちごんいっく)まで丁寧(ていねい)に確認(かくにん)してから署名(しょめい)するべきだ。
You should check a contract down to the last word before signing it.

A four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)): 一言(いちごん) (one word) + 一句(いっく) (one phrase).

Common expressions

  • 一言一句(いちごんいっく)違(たが)わず: word for word, without a single difference
  • 一言一句(いちごんいっく)聞(き)き漏(も)らさない: to catch every word
  • 一言一句(いちごんいっく)まで: down to the last word

Pronunciation

Read いちごん, not ひとこと: いちごんいっく.

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Added 2026.10.10 5:10 · Revised 2026.10.10 5:11
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