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異口同音 (いくどうおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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か
者しゃ
たち
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.
They all said 'wonderful' in chorus.
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
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
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.
The two of them answered "I don't know" in unison to the reporters' question.
The residents unanimously insisted that the construction be stopped.
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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.
