一躍|いちやくichiyaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. adverb, noun, suru verbsuddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight
    彼女かのじょは一躍いちやく有名ゆうめいになった。↗
    She suddenly became famous.
  2. noun, suru verbone bound; one leaporig. meaning
Conjugation
Dictionary form一躍する(いちやくする)
Polite (masu)一躍します(いちやくします)
Negative (nai)一躍しない(いちやくしない)
polite (masen)一躍しません(いちやくしません)
classical zu / nu一躍せず・一躍せぬ(いちやくせず・いちやくせぬ)
Past (ta)一躍した(いちやくした)
polite (mashita)一躍しました(いちやくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)一躍しなかった(いちやくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)一躍しませんでした(いちやくしませんでした)
Te form一躍して(いちやくして)
Potential一躍できる(いちやくできる)
Passive一躍される(いちやくされる)
Causative一躍させる(いちやくさせる)
Causative passive一躍させられる(いちやくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)一躍すれば(いちやくすれば)
tara一躍したら(いちやくしたら)
Volitional一躍しよう(いちやくしよう)
polite (mashou)一躍しましょう(いちやくしましょう)
Imperative一躍しろ(いちやくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym一足飛びいっそくとびWrittenWritten/formal prose: getting there in one step, skipping intermediate stages; 「一躍」 centers on a sudden rise in fame.
  • Synonym跳ね上がりはねあがりCasualColloquial: jumping up, a sudden price surge, or rashness; 「一躍」 centers on a sudden rise in fame.
  • Related飛躍ひやくWrittenWritten/formal prose: dramatic progress or stepping onto a bigger stage; 「一躍」 leans toward overnight fame and is mostly adverbial.
  • Antonym漸進ぜんしんWrittenWritten/formal prose: steady, step-by-step advance — the opposite of 「一躍」's instant leap.
  • Antonym徐々じょじょWrittenWritten/formal prose: gradual, slow change — the opposite of 「一躍」's sudden bound upward.

Use 「一躍」 for suddenly rising to fame or leaping up, as in 「一躍スターになる」. For dramatic progress or a bigger stage use 「飛躍」; for skipping intermediate stages in one step, 「一足飛び」. 「徐々」 and 「漸進」 are the gradual opposites.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ひととびすること。
  2. 順序じゅんじょをこえて昇進しょうしんすること。躍進やくしんすること。評価ひょうかや名声めいせいなどが一挙いっきょに上あがること。
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