Word Meaning 一途

いっと itto

一途 is read as いっと (itto) and means way.

Meaning

English

way
course
the only way

Reading

Kana

いっと

Romaji

itto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 107820 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一途に

いちずに

wholeheartedly

一途をたどる

いっとをたどる

to continue (going along some trend)

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

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

おととい

day before yesterday

一昨年

いっさくねん

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.