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一斉に (isseini) Japanese meaning: simultaneously | Kotomora
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The students stood up all at once.
Fireworks were launched simultaneously.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 一いっ 斉せい に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 for a group of people to all do something at the same moment
The students all stood up at once.
一いっ 斉せい に 始はじ まる for multiple things to start all at the same time
The fireworks all started at the same time.
一いっ 斉せい に 拍はく 手しゅ する for everyone to applaud together at once
The audience applauded all together.
一いっ 斉せい に 動うご き 出だ す for multiple things to start moving simultaneously
When the light changed, all the cars started moving at once.
Related words 同時に simply means 'at the same time' without implying coordinated group action, while 一斉に stresses that many people or things act together as one.
揃って means 'together' or 'as a complete group' and often implies physical gathering, whereas 一斉に focuses on the exact simultaneity of the action.
一斉に stresses that everyone acts at exactly the same moment, while こぞって stresses that everyone acts together in agreement or participation.
いっせいに stresses coordinated simultaneity, while どっと stresses a sudden, forceful rush or outburst.
一斉に describes many people or things acting simultaneously together, while 一挙に describes one action that handles everything at once.
Opposites· 9 順番に means 'in turn, one at a time', the opposite of 一斉に, which means everyone acts at the same instant.
一斉に means 'all at once, simultaneously', the opposite of 順々に's step-by-step, one-at-a-time progression.
一斉に means 'all at once, simultaneously', the opposite of 逐次's one-by-one, sequential sense.
Show 6 more Etymology Compound of 一 (one) and 斉 (equal, uniform), with the adverbial particle に. The kanji 斉 conveys the idea of things being aligned or uniform, giving the sense of simultaneous, coordinated action.
一ひと つ 一ひと つ
一斉に means 'all at once, simultaneously', the opposite of 一つ一つ's meaning of doing things one at a time in sequence.
一斉に means 'all at once, simultaneously', the opposite of 順々, which means doing things one after another in order.
一斉に means all at once/simultaneously, the opposite of 順次, which means one after another in sequence.
一斉に means everyone acting or speaking at exactly the same moment, the opposite of 口々に (くちぐちに), which describes people speaking separately or in turn.
一斉に describes everyone doing something together at the same time in a uniform way, the opposite of 思い思い where each person acts individually and differently.
段階的 means proceeding stage by stage, whereas 一斉に means everyone or everything acting simultaneously, with no staggering.
