Hear One Understand Ten Sums Up Japanese Communication Style Japan Intercultural Consulting

Hear One Understand Ten Sums Up Japanese Communication Style Japan Intercultural Consulting “hear one, understand ten” (ichi ieba ju wo shiru) is a japanese phrase which neatly sums up the japanese approach to communication both business and private settings. the idea is that two people working together should be so in tune with each other that wordy explanations are not necessary. Japanese communication style is considered to be an implicit one, epitomized in their proverb, "hear one, understand ten." in other words, for each point expressed, the listener is expected to understand at least nine others by implication.

Hear One Understand Ten Sums Up Japanese Communication Style Intercultural Communication Verbal indirect communication: japanese people are generally indirect communicators. they may be ambiguous when answering questions as a way to maintain harmony, prevent a loss of face, or out of politeness. A simple raise of the eyebrow can communicate a lot when you know someone well. well, this is how all japanese people communicate with one another. in japan, the people describe their style of communication as ichi ieba ju wakaru, which means ‘hear one, understand ten.’. Since japan supports many different countries within the global market, japanese people made it a point to be sensitive to the different low high context communication styles that they encounter. "hear one, understand ten" (ichi ieba ju wo shiru) is a japanese phrase that sums up the japanese approach to communication. the idea is that two people working together should be so in tune with each other that wordy explanations are not necessary.

Japanese Communication Style And Etiquette Ejable Since japan supports many different countries within the global market, japanese people made it a point to be sensitive to the different low high context communication styles that they encounter. "hear one, understand ten" (ichi ieba ju wo shiru) is a japanese phrase that sums up the japanese approach to communication. the idea is that two people working together should be so in tune with each other that wordy explanations are not necessary. They believe that people should be so in tune with one another that through tiny gestures and common background knowledge, words will make up 10% of the message and non verbal cues the other 90%. this maxim is known as “hear one, understand ten, or ichi ieba ju wo shiru in japanese. “hear one, understand ten” (ichi ieba ju wo shiru) is a japanese phrase that sums up the japanese approach to communication. the idea is that two people working together should be so in tune with each other that wordy explanations are not necessary. If a japanese client says ten percent of something, you, as the listener, are expected to be able to extrapolate ten times more and thereby understand the speaker’s point or request. Japanese style of communication is often described as ichi ieba ju wakaru (hear one understand ten). means that when the speaker speaks 10% the listeners understand the rest based on the non verbals and shared context (ibid).