Word Meaning 一途

いちず ichizu

一途 is read as いちず (ichizu) and means wholehearted.

Meaning

English

wholehearted
earnest
determined
intent
single-minded
straightforward
devoted to
doing nothing but

Reading

Kana

いちず

Romaji

ichizu

Writing Variants

一図いちず ichizu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 14386 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

正直一途

しょうじきいちず

(of) straightforward honesty

仕事一途

しごといちず

singlemindedly devoted to work

一途を辿る

いっとをたどる

to continue (going along some trend)

忠義一途

ちゅうぎいちず

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

衰退一途

すいたいいっと

(falling into a) continuous decline

純真一途

じゅんしんいちず

pure and innocent through and through

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一定

いってい

fixed

一昨年

おととし

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

Example Sentences

トムはメアリーに一途です。

Tom only has eyes for Mary.

フランス企業の競争力は低下の一途を辿っている。

The competitiveness of French companies continues to decrease.

失業率が上昇の一途をたどる昨今の景気動向を勘案して、政府は追加の経済対策を打ち出した。

Taking into account the continued steady rise of unemployment in the current economic climate, the government issued some new economic measures.

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入江一途 Irie Kazumichi