一本釣り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
つ > づ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(いっ)(ぽん)() (ipponzuri

  1. pole-and-line fishing
  2. concentrating sales or negotiation efforts on one person

Verb

(いっ)(ぽん)()する (ipponzuri surusuru (stem (いっ)(ぽん)() (ipponzuri shi), past (いっ)(ぽん)()した (ipponzuri shita))

  1. fish with a pole
  2. concentrate or focus efforts of a sale or negotiation on a single person
    • 2025 July 24, “投資上積み 急転決着”, in 中日新聞 , morning edition, number 29683, page 3:
      関係者によると、日本が交渉のキーマンと見定めたのはラトニック氏。… 経済官庁幹部は「結果的に、ラトニックを『一本釣り』したのは慧眼(けいがん)だった」と語る。
      Kankeisha ni yoru to, Nihon ga kōshō no kīman to misadameta no wa Ratonikku-shi. ... Keizai kanchō kanbu wa “kekkateki ni, Ratonikku o 'ipponzuri' shita no wa keigan datta” to kataru.
      According to sources, Japan had identified Mr. Lutnick as the key person in the negotiations. ... A senior official at an economics agency commented, "In the end, it was a shrewd move to focus on Mr. Lutnick."

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