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Kill two birds with one stone

一石二鳥 (issekinichou)

The Japanese phrase "issekinichō" meaning "Killing two birds with one stone" literally translates as "one stone, two birds". Unusually, this four-character phrase entered Japanese as a direct translation of the English idiom in the Meiji era; the older Chinese-rooted equivalent is 一挙両得 (ikkyo ryōtoku).
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Block Vertical VB3C
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Cursive Vertical VC3B
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Cursive Vertical VC3C
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Design Vertical VD3B
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
Kill two birds with one stone (一石二鳥) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥 issekinichou Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D

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