一方 (Ippou) is a Japanese noun meaning “one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way”.
Meanings
- nounone (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction
- conjunctionon the one hand; on the other hand
- conjunctionwhereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
- noun, noun suffix, adverbjust keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ingafter noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
Examples
物価は上がる一方だ。
Prices go on rising.
その箱は一方に傾いている。
The box is leaning to one side.
直美は鞄をもう一方の手に移した。
Naomi shifted her bag from one hand to the other.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).