一いち目もく散さん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

running at full speed; dashing away

Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 一目散に (adverbially) meaning 'at full speed' or 'as fast as one can go', typically describing fleeing or rushing away.

Written forms

一いち目もく散さんUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun; almost always used in the adverbial phrase 一目散に.
いちもくさんUsage5%

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
目eye, class, look
散scatter, disperse, spend

Similar words

全ぜん速そく力りょく
全速力 is a more general noun meaning 'full speed' or 'top speed', used in various contexts (running, driving, working). 一目散 is almost always part of the adverbial phrase 一目散に and strongly implies fleeing or rushing away.
脱だっ兎と
脱兎 (lit. 'escaping rabbit') is a literary noun meaning 'dashing away swiftly', often used in the phrase 脱兎のごとく. 一目散に is more common and neutral in register.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 一目 (one glance) and 散 (scatter) suggest the image of scattering in the time it takes to glance once, i.e., instantly fleeing.