一いっ騎き打うち

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一騎打ちする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	一いっ騎き打うちする	一いっ騎き打うちしない
Polite	一いっ騎き打うちします	一いっ騎き打うちしません
Past polite	一いっ騎き打うちしました	一いっ騎き打うちしませんでした
Past	一いっ騎き打うちした	一いっ騎き打うちしなかった
Te-form	一いっ騎き打うちして	一いっ騎き打うちしないで
Desire	一いっ騎き打うちしたい	一いっ騎き打うちしたくない
Potential	一いっ騎き打うちできる	一いっ騎き打うちできない
Passive	一いっ騎き打うちされる	一いっ騎き打うちされない
Causative	一いっ騎き打うちさせる	一いっ騎き打うちさせない
Causative passive	一いっ騎き打うちさせられる	一いっ騎き打うちさせられない
Volitional	一いっ騎き打うちしよう
Polite volitional	一いっ騎き打うちしましょう
Imperative	一いっ騎き打うちしろ	一いっ騎き打うちするな
Conditional	一いっ騎き打うちすれば	一いっ騎き打うちしなければ
Tara conditional	一いっ騎き打うちしたら	一いっ騎き打うちしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

Refers to a fight between two individuals, often in a historical or martial context. Can be used literally or figuratively for any head-to-head confrontation.

戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、武ぶ将しょう同どう士しの一いっ騎き打うちがよく行おこなわれた。
In the Warring States period, single combats between warlords were common.
決けっ勝しょう戦せんは両りょうエースの一いっ騎き打うちとなった。
The final match turned into a one-on-one duel between the two aces.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と一いっ騎き打うちするto have a one-on-one duel with someone
二人ふたりの武ぶ将しょうが一いっ騎き打うちすることになった。
The two generals ended up facing each other in single combat.
一いっ騎き打うちに勝かつto win a one-on-one duel/showdown
彼かれはライバルとの一いっ騎き打うちに勝かった。
He won the one-on-one showdown against his rival.
一いっ騎き打うちを繰くり広ひろげるto engage in a fierce one-on-one battle
決けっ勝しょう戦せんでは両りょう選せん手しゅが激はげしい一いっ騎き打うちを繰くり広ひろげた。
In the final, both athletes engaged in a fierce head-to-head battle.
一いっ騎き打うちの末すえafter a hard-fought one-on-one contest
一いっ騎き打うちの末すえ、彼かれが勝しょう利りを手てにした。
After a grueling one-on-one contest, he claimed victory.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
騎equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
打strike, hit, knock
討chastise, attack, defeat

Related words

決けっ闘とう
決闘 refers to a formal duel with rules and seconds, while 一騎打ち emphasizes a spontaneous or heroic one-on-one fight, especially in battle or competition.
対たい決けつN1
対決 is a broader term for any head-to-head confrontation or showdown (including debates or contests), whereas 一騎打ち specifically evokes a direct physical or combative one-on-one fight.
タイマン
タイマン is casual slang for a one-on-one fight, often in street contexts, while 一騎打ち carries a more historical or dramatic tone.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used for occurrences or matches, but this noun itself is not naturally counted as an object with a dedicated counter.

Built from

一いっ騎き+打うつ

Written forms

一いっ騎き打うち
Standard modern spelling; the most common written form.
一いっ騎き討うち
Variant spelling using 討つ (to attack/defeat); less common but still seen.

Etymology

From 一騎 (one horseman/rider) + 打ち (striking/attacking), originally referring to a mounted warrior engaging another in single combat. The spelling 討ち (to defeat) is also used.