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一方
Readings

ippou
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
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
See also: 他方・2
on the one hand, on the other hand

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

Noun (futsuumeishi)
Noun, used as a suffix
Adverb (fukushi)
after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

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Grammar
一方だ: increasing tendency
一方: on the other hand, on the other side, one-way
一方では: on the one hand . . . [can also mean "on the other hand"]
Kanjis
ON: イチ, イツ KUN: ひと-, ひと.つ
one, one radical (no.1)

Stroke: 1 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-1-4 FC: 1000.0


ON: ホウ KUN: かた, -かた, -がた
direction, person, alternative

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 0022.2


Phrases
床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。
Parts: (ゆか) 緑色 (みどりいろ) 塗る (ぬる) 一方 (いっぽう) (かべ) 黄色 (きいろ)
The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.

しかし、その一方、ラテン語はそのときまでに「死語」となっていた。
Parts: 然し (しかし) 其の (その) 一方 (いっぽう) ラテン語 (ラテンご) 其の (その) (とき) (まで) 死語 (しご) となる
But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.

本屋で英語関係の本を見つけると、次々に買ってしまって、読まずにいるので、たまる一方です。
Parts: 本屋 (ほんや) 英語 (えいご) 関係 (かんけい) (ほん) 見つける (みつける) 次々 (つぎつぎ) 買う (かう) 仕舞う (しまって) 読む (よむ) 居る (いる) ので (んで) 溜まる (たまる) 一方 (いっぽう)
I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.