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How to say 'Side' or 'On the other hand' in Japanese | 一方

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The Japanese word for Side or On the other hand is 'Ippou', written as 一方 in Japanese.'Side' or 'On the other hand' in hiragana is いっぽう.

    word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

    Reading

    いっぽう

    ippou

    Kanji

    One Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '一方 (いっぽう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'side', referring to one of two opposing sides or directions. For example: on one side of the river「川の一方」(かわのいっぽう). The second meaning is 'on the other hand', used to contrast two different situations or perspectives. For example: He is kind. On the other hand, he can be strict「彼は優しい。一方、厳しいこともある」(かれはやさしい。いっぽう、きびしいこともある). This word is versatile and often appears in both formal and informal contexts to highlight contrasts or differences.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    463

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 一方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    One

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Direction

Words Related to 一方 Through the Kanji

These 64 Words contain the Kanji 一 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一つ

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    一寸

    Meaning

    A bit

  • word

    一緒に

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一般

    Meaning

    General

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    一昨日

    Meaning

    Day before yesterday

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一杯

    Meaning

    Full, A lot

  • word

    一定

    Meaning

    Fixed

  • word

    一日

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    一瞬

    Meaning

    Instant

  • word

    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    一層

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    一旦

    Meaning

    Once

  • word

    一時

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Once

  • word

    一体

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    一向に

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    一度に

    Meaning

    At once

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    同一

    Meaning

    Same, Identical

  • word

    一段と

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    唯一

    Meaning

    Only

  • word

    一切

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一気

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一種

    Meaning

    A kind

  • word

    一応

    Meaning

    Tentatively

  • word

    一般に

    Meaning

    Generally

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    一見

    Meaning

    At first glance

  • word

    一家

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    一周

    Meaning

    Lap

  • word

    一緒

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    一族

    Meaning

    Clan, Family

  • word

    一斉

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    一致

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    一貫

    Meaning

    Consistency

  • word

    一遍に

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    一斉に

    Meaning

    Simultaneously

  • word

    一連

    Meaning

    Series

  • word

    一向

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一まず

    Meaning

    For now

  • word

    万一

    Meaning

    If

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一通り

    Meaning

    Generally, Roughly

  • word

    一口

    Meaning

    Bite, Sip

  • word

    一目

    Meaning

    Glance, First move

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    第一

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    一流

    Meaning

    Top class

  • word

    一帯

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    統一

    Meaning

    Unification

  • word

    一段

    Meaning

    Step, Level

  • word

    一覧

    Meaning

    List

  • word

    腹一杯

    Meaning

    Full

Words Related to 一方 Through the Kanji

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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