一方だ (ippou da)

Meaning

  1. one (esp. of two)
  2. the other
  3. one way
  4. the other way
  5. one direction
  6. the other direction
  7. one side
  8. the other side
  9. one party

All JLPT 3 grammar : 一方(一方だ, ippou da), 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, [Noun]

Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Example

日本語意味
物価は上がる一方だ。Prices go on rising.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
物価bukkaprices of commodities
houdirection, way, side
一方ippouone way, the other way
kamiperson of high rank, government
上がるagaruto rise, to ascend

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ, -うえ, うわ-above, up
ブツ,モツもの, もの-thing, object
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection

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