いち
一
ばく
暴
じっ
十
かん
寒

expression

Messages.yoji.
  1. bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness. From Mencius.
  2. strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いち
一
ばく
暴
じっ
十
かん
寒
 一暴十寒 いちばくじっかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
outburst, rave, fret
ボウ　あば.く　バク (5th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
cold
さむ.い　カン　さ (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)