一を聞いて十を知る
ichiwokiitejuuwoshiru
to understand everything from only one part, to be perceptive, to be quick to understand, to be quick on the uptake
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  1. ichiwokiitejuuwoshiru to understand everything from only one part, to be perceptive, to be quick to understand, to be quick on the uptake
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Kanji Breakdown
One, One Radical (no.1)
On: いち,いつ Kun: ひと-,ひと.つ
1 strokes N5
Hear, Ask, Listen
On: ぶん,もん Kun: き.く,き.こえる
14 strokes N5
Ten
On: じゅう,じっ,じゅっ Kun: とお,と
2 strokes N5
Know, Wisdom
On: ち Kun: し.る,し.らせる
8 strokes N4
How to Use This Word
Ru-verb (一段動詞)
Pattern
一を聞いて十を知る → 一を聞いて十を知ます → 一を聞いて十を知て → 一を聞いて十を知た

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝一を聞いて十を知るのが好きです。
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