Illustration: In one Japanese living room, two siblings spend the same hot afternoon very differently. Beside the open balcony door, one energetically follows an exercise routine, sweating, lifting both knees, and scattering a small towel with an enthusiastic movement.

JLPT N3conjunctionLevel estimated by Bebop

一いっ方ぽう

ippou

on the other hand

Example sentences

  1. 床ゆかは緑色りょくしょくに塗ぬられていたが、一方いっぽう壁かべは黄色きいろだった。

    The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. しかし、その一方いっぽう、ラテン語ごはそのときまでに「死語しご」となっていた。

    But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その仕事しごとはあまり面白おもしろくなかったが、その一方いっぽうで給与きゅうよはよかった。

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

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一方

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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