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異口同音 (いくどうおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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は
異い
口く
同どう
音おん
に
その
提てい
案あん
を
支し
持じ
し
た
。
The participants unanimously supported the proposal.
Usage patterns 異い 口く 同どう 音おん に 言い う to say something in unison
The students said "Thank you, teacher" all together in one voice.
異い 口く 同どう 音おん に 答こた える to answer in unison
The two of them answered "I don't know" in unison to the reporters' question.
異い 口く 同どう 音おん に 主しゅ 張ちょう する to insist/claim with one voice
The residents unanimously insisted that the construction be stopped.
Kanji 異 uncommon, different, queerness Related words 口を揃える is a common, everyday phrase for people saying the same thing together, while 異口同音 is a formal yojijukugo used mainly in writing or speeches.
満場一致 describes a unanimous vote or decision by everyone present, whereas 異口同音 describes many people saying the exact same words at the same time.
異口同音 is a formal four-character idiom stressing that everyone's opinion is the same, while 口々に focuses on the act of many individuals speaking, whether together or one after another.
Etymology A yojijukugo derived from classical Chinese, literally 'different mouths, same sound'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally associated with unanimous speech.
N1
異口同音 is a fixed four-character idiom meaning many people say the same thing at once, whereas 同音 alone is a more general, less idiomatic way to describe speaking in unison.
