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一辺倒 (いっぺんとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun, used as a suffix, noun
complete devotion ; total commitment ; unwavering fixation
Used as a suffix attached to a noun to indicate being wholly absorbed in or biased toward that thing, often with a nuance of one-sidedness or lack of balance. Can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context.
か
は
アメリカ
一いっ
辺ぺん
倒とう
の
外がい
交こう
政せい
策さく
を
批ひ
判はん
し
た
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The politician criticized the foreign policy that is totally biased toward the US.
Kanji 辺 environs, boundary, border 倒 overthrow, fall, collapse Similar words 一ひと 筋すじ 一筋 implies single-minded dedication to a path or pursuit, often with a positive, earnest connotation, while 一辺倒 can imply a more rigid or unbalanced fixation.
偏へん 重ちょう 偏重 means 'overemphasis' or 'lopsided weight' on something, and is more explicitly negative; 一辺倒 can be used in neutral descriptions of strong focus.
Etymology Compound of 一 (one, single) + 辺 (side, direction) + 倒 (fall, lean). Literally 'leaning entirely to one side', it came to mean being wholly devoted to or fixated on one thing.
