一本やり

いっぽんやり

Also written 一本槍

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to (literally: single spear) (after a noun)
2. Noun one's sole talent; one's only forte

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 本 origin. Read as ホン.

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