Japanese Conversation · Level 109
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Japanese word
一貫
Pronunciation
Romajiikkan
Meaning
- nounconsistency
Example
この方針は一貫しています。ko no hō shin wa ik kan shi te i ma su
This policy is consistent.
More examples
発言と行動が一貫していると、周囲から信頼されやすいです。hatsu gen to kō dō ga ik kan shi te i ru to shū i ka ra shin rai sa re ya su i de su
When your words and actions are consistent, people around you are more likely to trust you.
Core concept
Describes a principle or position that remains the same from beginning to end without contradiction.
Common phrases
一貫した態度ik kan shi ta tai do
consistent attitude
一貫した説明ik kan shi ta setsu mei
consistent explanation
一貫した方針ik kan shi ta hō shin
consistent policy
Similar words
整合性seigōsei: The quality of fitting together without conflict in facts, statements, or parts.
統一tōitsu: The state of being made into one consistent whole in form, purpose, or policy.
首尾一貫shubiikkan: Consistency in reasoning, statements, or actions across the whole period from start to finish.
Definition in Japanese
物事の始めから終わりまで、考え方や態度が変わらず、筋が通っていること。mono goto no haji me ka ra o wa ri ma de kanga e kata ya tai do ga ka wa ra zu suji ga kayo tte i ru ko to
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese word combines 一 (ichi, "one") and 貫 (kan, "pierce through"), expressing the idea of one line running through something.
Usage tips
- In formal Japanese, 一貫 (ikkan) often describes policies or public positions that remain unchanged across different statements and actions.
Other meanings
- coherencenoun
Opposites
- 不一致fuitchiinconsistencynoun
- 矛盾mujuncontradictionnoun
Related words
- 一貫性ikkanseiconsistencynoun