- 1. [n] killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends (yoji)
Kanji in this word
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一
one, one radical (no.1)On: イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hito.tsu)
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挙
raise, plan, project, behavior, actionsOn: キョ (kyo)Kun: あ.げる (a.geru)、 あ.がる (a.garu)、 こぞ.る (kozo.ru)
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両
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), twoOn: リョウ (ryou)Kun: てる (teru)、 ふたつ (futatsu)
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
Example Sentences
DTPで本を作れば、安いし早いし、まさに一挙両得だ。
D T P de hon wo tsukure ba , yasui shi hayai shi , masani ikkyoryoudoku da .
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