一方

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Chinese

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad.
(一方) 		一 方

Pronunciation

Noun

一方

  1. one side
    一方有難，八方支援。 [MSC, trad.]
    一方有难，八方支援。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīfāng yǒu nán, bāfāng zhīyuán.
    When disaster strikes, assistance comes from all sides.
  2. one side; one aspect; one party
  3. one area; one region

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 方
いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		ほう > ぽう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)方(ぽう) • (ippō) 

  1. one side, one-way
    Synonym: 片方
    一方(いっぽう)通行(つうこう)
    ippō tsūkō
    one-way traffic
  2. one-sided
    一方(いっぽう)の言(い)い分(ぶん)
    ippō no ībun
    one-sided statement
  3. on the one hand
    感染拡大(かんせんかくだい)が進(すす)む一方(いっぽう)、ワクチン開発(かい)は遅(つはおく)れている。
    Kansen kakudai ga susumu ippō, wakuchin kaihatsu wa okurete iru.
    The spread of the infection progresses, but on the other hand the vaccine development is falling behind.

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