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一朝一夕 (itchouisseki) Japanese meaning: in a day | Kotomora
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Kanji 朝 morning, dynasty, regime Related words 短たん 期き 間かん 短期間 simply means 'short period' and can be used in positive statements, while 一朝一夕 is almost exclusively used in negative contexts to emphasize that something takes time.
すぐに すぐに is a casual adverb for 'immediately' or 'soon', whereas 一朝一夕 is a formal, emphatic expression used in negative sentences.
Etymology A yojijukugo derived from classical Chinese, combining 一朝 (one morning) and 一夕 (one evening) to mean 'a single day' or 'a short span of time'.