一いち言げん居こ士じ

noun

person who always has something to say; ready critic

A four-character idiom (yojijukugo) describing someone who feels compelled to offer an opinion on any topic, often with a slightly negative or humorous tone.

• 彼かれはまさに一いち言げん居こ士じで、どんな話わ題だいにも口くちを挟はさむ。

  He is a real 'one-word pundit' who chimes in on every topic.

• 会かい議ぎでは一いち言げん居こ士じの彼かれがまた長なが々ながと意い見けんを述のべた。

  At the meeting, that ready critic of ours once again gave a lengthy opinion.