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満場一致 (まんじょういっち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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てい
案あん
は
満まん
場じょう
一いっ
致ち
で
可か
決けつ
さ
れ
た
。
The proposal was passed unanimously.
With unanimous agreement, the meeting ended quickly.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 満まん 場じょう 一いっ 致ち で 決き まる for a matter to be decided unanimously
The new chairman was decided on unanimously.
満まん 場じょう 一いっ 致ち で 〈 事こと 〉 を 可か 決けつ する to pass a resolution unanimously
The bill was passed unanimously.
満まん 場じょう 一いっ 致ち で 〈 人ひと 〉 を 選えら ぶ to elect someone unanimously
He was unanimously elected chairman.
Related words 満場一致 and 全会一致 both mean unanimous agreement, but 全会一致 is favored in political or parliamentary settings like UN resolutions, while 満場一致 is used more broadly for meetings, committees, or general group decisions.
満場一致 describes a formal vote or decision reached with no dissent, while 異口同音 describes people spontaneously saying the same thing at once, often in casual agreement.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 満 (full), 場 (place/venue), 一 (one), and 致 (bring about/attain), literally meaning 'the whole venue reaches one (opinion).' The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used in formal Japanese since at least the early 20th century.
