一いっ切さい合がっ切さい

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Meanings

noun, adverb

everything; the whole lot; without exception

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Emphatic expression meaning absolutely everything, leaving nothing out. Often used when giving away, discarding, or confessing everything. Can be used as a noun or adverbially.

引ひっ越こしのとき、一いっ切さい合がっ切さいを捨すてた。
When I moved, I threw away absolutely everything.
彼かれは借しゃっ金きんのため、一いっ切さい合がっ切さいを失うしなった。
He lost everything because of his debts.
警けい察さつに一いっ切さい合がっ切さいを話はなした。
I told the police the whole story.

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Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
合fit, suit, join
財property, money, wealth

Related words

全ぜん部ぶ
全部 is the standard word for 'all' or 'everything', while 一切合切 is a more emphatic, colloquial yojijukugo meaning 'every last bit'.
一いっ切さい
一切 means 'all' or 'everything' but is often used in negative sentences (一切～ない) to mean 'not at all'. 一切合切 is more emphatic and can be used in positive contexts.

Built from

一いっ切さい+合がっ切さい

Written forms

一いっ切さい合がっ切さい
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
一いっ切さい合がっ財さい
Alternate kanji spelling using 財 (wealth/property) instead of 切; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

A yojijukugo formed by combining 一切 (all, everything) with 合切 (altogether, entirely), which itself is a compound of 合 (together) and 切 (cut/decide). The alternate form 一切合財 uses 財 (wealth) to emphasize material possessions. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used since the Edo period to mean 'absolutely everything'.