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一味徒党 (いちみととう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いち味み徒と党とう

Meanings

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noun

whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo referring to all members of a conspiracy or criminal gang. Often used in contexts of collusion or illegal schemes.

一いち味み徒と党とうが集あつまって悪あく事じを企くわだてた。
The whole gang gathered and plotted a crime.
警けい察さつは一いち味み徒と党とうを一いち網もう打だ尽じんにした。
The police rounded up the entire ring of conspirators.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
味flavor, taste
徒on foot, junior, emptiness
党

party, faction, clique

Similar words

一いち味み
一味 (いちみ) also means 'a gang' or 'conspirators', but 一味徒党 emphasizes the entirety of the group.
徒と党とう
徒党 (ととう) means 'faction' or 'clique', often with a negative connotation, but is less common alone.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 一味 (one group, gang) and 徒党 (faction, clique). The combination reinforces the idea of a complete group of conspirators.