氷山の一角

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 3
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
かく
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

Literally “a corner of the iceberg”.

Compare Chinese 冰山一角 (bīngshānyījiǎo).

Idiom

(ひょう)(ざん)(いっ)(かく) (hyōzan no ikkaku

  1. the tip of the iceberg