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一から十まで (いちからじゅうまで) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
from A to Z ; in every detail ; through and through
idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expression meaning covering everything from beginning to end, or in every aspect. Often used when explaining or knowing something completely.
一いち から 十じゅう まで 説せつ 明めい する 必ひつ 要よう は ない 。
There's no need to explain every single detail.
Similar words 一いち 部ぶ 始し 終じゅう 一部始終 also means 'the whole story' or 'from beginning to end', but it is more formal and often used in reports or narratives, while 一から十まで is a more colloquial, emphatic expression for completeness.
Etymology Literally 'from one to ten', this phrase uses the numbers one and ten to represent the entire range, similar to English 'from A to Z'. It became an idiomatic expression for thoroughness or completeness.
