Word Meaning 一辺倒

いっぺんとう ippentou

一辺倒 is read as いっぺんとう (ippentou) and means complete devotion (to).

Meaning

English

  1. complete devotion (to)
  2. total commitment (to)
  3. unvarying support (for)
  4. unwavering fixation (on)
  5. rigid preoccupation (with)

Reading

Kana

いっぺんとう

Romaji

ippentou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13758 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一辺

いっぺん

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

辺り一面

あたりいちめん

whole area

辺り一帯

あたりいったい

all around

一隅

いちぐう

corner

一層

いっそう

lowest floor (of a building)

一角

いっかく

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

一般

いっぱん

general

一帯

いったい

whole area

一周

いっしゅう

one round

一階

いっかい

one rank

一個人

いちこじん

private person

一巻

いっかん

first volume

Example Sentences

1

During the Heian period's initial stages, the imperial court completely devoted itself to imitating Chinese culture, however during the midst of the period, a culture based off of Japanese sense of beauty began to bloom.