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一も二もなく (いちもにもなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いちも二にもなく

い

ち

も

に

も

な

く

Meanings

1

adverb

unhesitatingly; without a second thought; immediately

Used when someone agrees, accepts, or acts instantly without any hesitation. Often appears with verbs like 賛成する, 承諾する, or 飛びつく.

彼かれはその提てい案あんに一いちも二にもなく賛さん成せいした。
He agreed to the proposal without a moment's hesitation.
彼かの女じょは一いちも

二に

も

なく

その

仕し

事ごと

を

引ひ

き

受う

け

た

。

She accepted the job without a second thought.

Written forms

一いちも二にもなく
Standard kanji spelling.
一いちも二にも無なく
Variant with 無く instead of なく.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
二two, two radical (no. 7)
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

即そく座ざに
即座に means 'immediately' in a temporal sense, while 一も二もなく emphasizes the lack of hesitation in one's attitude or decision.
ためらわずに
ためらわずに is a more literal 'without hesitating', whereas 一も二もなく is an idiomatic expression often used in affirmative contexts.

Etymology

From the idea of not needing to count 'one, two' before acting, implying immediate, unhesitating action. The exact origin is uncertain.