いちいち

• 読み: いちいち
• ローマ字: ichiichi
• 発音: /i.tɕi.i.tɕi/

意味

One by one; every single thing; each and every. Often carries a nuance of annoyance at excessive detail.

A noun and adverb meaning individually or one at a time. In modern usage it frequently carries an annoyed or exasperated tone, implying something is unnecessarily thorough or nitpicky. いちいち気にする (worrying about every little thing) and いちいちうるさい (nagging about every detail) are common patterns. Neutral usage exists but the negative nuance is more frequent.

例文

1. そんなことをいちいち聞かないでください。
2. 彼はいちいち細かいことを気にする。
3. 全部の名前をいちいち覚えるのは大変だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: annoyance, detail, thoroughness

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Written 一々 or 一一 in kanji, literally meaning one-one. The repetition of 一 (one) conveys the idea of handling things individually, each one separately.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal