いち
一
あい
挨
いっ
一
さつ
拶

noun

Archaism.
  1. dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いち
一
あい
挨
いっ
一
さつ
拶
 一挨一拶 いちあいいっさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
approach, draw near, push open
アイ　ひら.く (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
sentence particle
イ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
be imminent, draw close
サツ　せま.る (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
curving river radical (no.47)
セン　かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)