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一目散に (いちもくさんに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いち目もく散さんに

Meanings

1

adverb

at full speed; as fast as one can

Describes running away or fleeing at top speed; often used with verbs like 逃げる.

泥どろ棒ぼうは一いち目もく散さんに逃にげていった。
The thief ran away at full speed.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
目eye, class, look
散scatter, disperse, spend

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 一目散 literally suggest 'one glance scatter', but the word is a fixed adverbial phrase meaning 'at full speed'.