Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Conjunction, Noun suffix, Adverb

一方(いっぽう)one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party, on the one hand, on the other hand, whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn, just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party

    2. Conjunction

      1. 2.

        on the one hand, on the other hand

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      2. 3.

        whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn

    3. Noun, Noun suffix, Adverb

      1. 4.

        just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

        after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb

    All Forms

    一方 【いっぽう】

    Details

      • い

      • っ

      • ぽ

      • う

    • Frequency

      General Top 700

    Examples

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    • 兄弟(きょうだい)の一方(いっぽう)と話(はな)す。

      I will talk to one of my brothers.

      • N4
    • 母(はは)は優(やさ)しい一方(いっぽう)で父(ちち)はとても厳(きび)しいです。

      My mother is kind while my father is very strict.

      • N4
    • 彼女(かのじょ)と話(はな)しても事態(じたい)は悪(わる)くなる一方(いっぽう)だと気付(きづ)いた。

      I realized that talking to her was only going to make the situation worse.

      • N4
    • 関東(かんとう)は大雪(おおゆき)ですが、一方(いっぽう)で関西(かんさい)では多(おお)くの地域(ちいき)で晴(は)れたそうです。

      It is snowing heavily in Kanto, but on the other hand, it seems to have cleared up in many areas in Kansai.

      • N3
    • 事務(じむ)の佐々木(ささき)さんは先月(せんげつ)働(はたら)き始(はじ)めたばかりだが、一方(いっぽう)で仕事(しごと)ぶりはとても良(よ)い。

      Ms. Sasaki, the administrative assistant just started working last month, but at the same time her work is very good.

      • N3
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