一つ覚え ひとつおぼえ Also written ひとつ覚え Meanings Noun, の-adjective knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows Kanji 一 one. Read as ひとつ. 覚 remember. Read as おぼえる. Words containing 一つ覚え 馬鹿の一つ覚え (ばかのひとつおぼえ) one who knows little often repeats it アホの一つ覚え (あほのひとつおぼえ) one who knows little often repeats it Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists