Japanese symbol for “unbalanced”
一偏
いっぺん
Romaji: ippen
wholly; entirely; nothing but; wholeheartedly
In Japanese, unbalanced is 一偏, read いっぺん (ippen).
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Meanings
- n-suf wholly; entirely; nothing but; wholeheartedly; devoted to; committed to
- adj-na, n intent; single-minded; wholehearted
- adj-na, n unbalanced; one-sided; prejudiced
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 偏見 | へんけん henken | prejudice; bias; distorted view |
| 偏向 | へんこう henkou | propensity; tendency; inclination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unbalanced”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.