Japanese symbol for “unidirectional”
一方向
いちほうこう
Romaji: ichihoukou
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
In Japanese, unidirectional is 一方向, read いちほうこう (ichihoukou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unidirectional”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 単向 | たんこう tankou | simplex; unidirectional |
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 |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unidirectional”.
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.