Definition of 一方 (いっぽう)

noun
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
conjunction
2.
on the one hand, on the other hand
See also:他方
3.
whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn
adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
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)
Related Kanji
一 one, one radical (no.1)
方 direction, person, alternative
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 45 results)

いっぽう
一方
ほん
本
うす
薄い
、
たほう
他方
あつ
厚い
、
あつ
厚い
やく
約
200
One book is thin. The other is thick. The thick one has about 200 pages

かのじょ
彼女の
しんせつ
親切
かんしゃ
感謝
いっぽう
一方
ふたん
負担
かん
感じる
I appreciated her kindness, while I feel it burdensome

かのじょ
彼女
ねこ
猫
に
二
ひき
匹
、
いっぽう
一方
しろ
白
いっぽう
一方
くろ
黒
She has two cats. One is black, and the other is white

On the other hand, he had a different opinion

That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid

ジョン
がっこう
学校
いっしょうけんめい
一生懸命
べんきょう
勉強した
。
いっぽう
一方
いえ
家
はは
母
しごと
仕事
てつだ
手伝った
John studied hard at school, while at home he helped his mother with her work

はこ
箱
いっぽう
一方
The box is leaning to one side

せん
線
いっぽう
一方
せん
線
へいこう
平行
This line is parallel to the other

わたし
私
60
、
いっぽう
一方
かれ
彼
10
I have read sixty pages, while he has read only ten

On the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience

ほんや
本屋
えいご
英語
かんけい
関係
ほん
本
、
つぎつぎ
次々
、
、
いっぽう
一方
I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up

へや
部屋
しんしつ
寝室
いっぽう
一方
じむしょ
事務所
This room is my bedroom, and the other one is my office

He held the wheel with one hand and waved to me with the other

The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other

ねこ
猫
いっぽう
一方
くろ
黒
、
いっぽう
一方
ちゃ
茶
One of the cats is black, the other is brown

ぶっか
物価
いっぽう
一方
Prices go on rising

けんか
喧嘩
おちど
落度
いっぽう
一方
ばあい
場合
、
なが
永く
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side

いっぽう
一方
あか
赤
、
いっぽう
一方
しろ
白
One is red and the other is white

ゆか
床
みどりいろ
緑色に
、
いっぽう
一方
かべ
壁
きいろ
黄色
The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow

いっぽう
一方
かれ
彼
わたし
私の
ほうこくしょ
報告書
しょうさん
賞賛
、
たほう
他方
ひはん
批判
On one hand he praised my report, but on the other hand he criticized it
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