N3 — outside your level filter
一方で
いっぽうでippou deN3neutral
Same meaning19
but; even though
- どころかfar from; not just X but even Yattaches at
- がbut; and — a difference stated, or a soft preambleattaches at
- 反面on the other side of it — one thing, two opposite sidesattaches at
- からといってjust because X, that doesn't mean Y — the conclusion is refusedattaches at
- けどbut; though — the everyday spoken way to say butattaches at
- くせにeven though; and yet — a jab at someone who should know betterattaches at
- もののalthough — the fact stands, and it changes nothing that followsattaches at
- ながらもthough; even while — a restrained, one-person concessionattaches at
- にせよeven if; whether — grants a case in writing, and changes nothingattaches at
- にしてもeven granting; even if it's the case that — one case among severalattaches at
- に対してtoward; against; in response to N — also sets N against something elseattaches at
- のにeven though; despite; and yetattaches at
- たところでeven if you did — and it would get you nowhereattaches at
- てもeven if; even though; no matterattaches at
- と言ってもhaving said that; though I say X — walks back a claim madeattaches at
- としてもeven supposing; even if we take it that — concedes a set-up hypothesisattaches at
- とはいえthat said; granted — the point is conceded, then turned againstattaches at
- ところがhowever; to my surprise — an unexpected turn against what precededattaches at
- ともeven if; no matter how — literary, on the 〜おう／〜よう form or the く formattaches at
All examples3
while; on the other hand — one side set beside the other
北海道は雪が多い一方で、沖縄はほとんど降らないんだって。
hokkaidou wa yuki ga ooi ippou de, okinawa wa hotondo furanai n datte.
Hokkaido gets a lot of snow, while Okinawa apparently barely gets any. casual
この薬は効果が高い一方で、副作用も強い。
kono kusuri wa kouka ga takai ippou de, fukusayou mo tsuyoi.
This medicine is highly effective, but on the other hand its side effects are strong too. neutral
都市部では人口が増加している一方で、地方では過疎化が進んでいる。
toshibu de wa jinkou ga zouka shite iru ippou de, chihou de wa kasoka ga susunde iru.
While the population is increasing in urban areas, depopulation is advancing in rural areas. formal
How it's formed3
Notes
Both sides must be about the same thing, seen two ways. Two unrelated
facts make 一方で sound like a mismatch.
facts make 一方で sound like a mismatch.