画かく一いつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

uniformity; standardization

Often used critically to describe a lack of individuality or flexibility, as in 画一的な教育 (uniform, one-size-fits-all education).

画かく一いつ的てきな指し導どうでは、生せい徒との個こ性せいが伸のびない。
Uniform instruction doesn't allow students' individuality to develop.

この会かい社しゃの規き則そくは画かく一いつ的てきすぎる。

This company's rules are too uniform.

Written forms

画かく一いつUsage99%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and everyday contexts.
かくいつUsage1%
劃かく一いつUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
一one, one radical (no.1)
劃divide

Similar words

均きん一いつ
均一 means 'even' or 'uniform' in the sense of equal distribution or consistency (e.g., 均一な厚さ, uniform thickness), while 画一 emphasizes standardization and lack of variety, often with a negative nuance.
一いち律りつ
一律 means 'uniform' or 'across the board' and is often used for rules or treatments applied to everyone without exception (e.g., 一律に扱う, treat uniformly). 画一 focuses more on the sameness of form or pattern, often implying monotony.

Etymology

From the kanji 画 (picture, plan) and 一 (one), literally 'one picture' or 'one plan', suggesting a single, uniform pattern. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning of uniformity is well established in modern Japanese.