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一つ覚え
Readings
ひとつおぼえ
hitotsuoboe
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
May take the particle 'no'
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often), saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity), repeating the only thing one knows
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Kanjis
一 ON: イチ, イツ KUN: ひと-, ひと.つ
one, one radical (no.1)

Stroke: 1 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-1-4 FC: 1000.0


覚 ON: カク KUN: おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る
memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-5-7 FC: 3221.1


Phrases
馬鹿の一つ覚え。
Parts: 馬鹿 (ばか) 一つ覚え (ひとつおぼえ)
He that knows little often repeats it.