No. 4,175 in Japanese
一騎打ち
A one-on-one duel or fight.
In a sentence
彼は一騎打ちで相手を打ち負かした。
He defeated his opponent in a one-on-one duel.
Here, '一騎打ち' refers to a direct, one-on-one duel between two individuals.
将棋の試合はまさに一騎打ちだった。
The game of Shogi was indeed a one-on-one confrontation.
In this context, '一騎打ち' is metaphorically used to describe a competitive match between two players.
歴史的な戦場では、多くの一騎打ちが行われました。
On historical battlefields, many one-on-one duels took place.
Used literally, '一騎打ち' refers to literal duels or skirmishes between individual warriors.
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