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一目置く

いちもくおく

to acknowledge someone's superiority

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Examples

  1. 彼の才能には一目置いている。

    かれのさいのうにはいちもくおいている。

    I acknowledge his talent.

  2. 若いが、先輩たちも一目置く存在だ。

    わかいが、せんぱいたちもいちもくおくそんざいだ。

    He is young, but even his seniors look up to him.

  3. 地道な仕事ぶりで、社内の誰からも一目置かれるようになった。

    じみちなしごとぶりで、しゃないのだれからもいちもくおかれるようになった。

    His steady work earned him the respect of everyone in the company.

Common patterns

〜に一目置く
to hold ~ in high regard
一目置かれる存在
someone people look up to
周囲が一目置く
for those around to acknowledge one

Memory tip

From go: the weaker player places one stone (一目) on the board first as a handicap, admitting the other is stronger. So it means respect for ability, and you place it on someone with に; the passive 一目置かれる is just as common.

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