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    3. 一点張り

    一点張り

    一いっ点てん張ばり​

    persistence

    KMT9News #28+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    一点張

    いってんばり

    Noun

    1.
    persistence, single-mindedness, sticking to one point, focusing on one thing
    2.
    always making the same bet

    Stroke 0 / 23

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    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんに一いっ点てん張ばりで、人ひとの話はなしを聞きかない。

    He sticks to his own opinion and doesn't listen to others.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは目もく標ひょう達たっ成せいのため、努ど力りょく一いっ点てん張ばりで頑がん張ばっている。

    She is working hard with single-minded effort to achieve her goal.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    どんな困こん難なんに直ちょく面めんしても、彼かれは成せい功こうへの信しん念ねん一いっ点てん張ばりで突つき進すすんだ。

    No matter what difficulties he faced, he pressed on with unwavering belief in success.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの無む実じつを一いっ点てん張ばりで主しゅ張ちょうし続つづけた。

    He persistently continued to assert his innocence.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    議ぎ論ろんでは、相あい手ての弱じゃく点てん一いっ点てん張ばりで攻せめるのはフェアではない。

    In a debate, it's not fair to attack by focusing solely on the opponent's weaknesses.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    点
    つ.ける・つ.く・た.てる・さ.す・とぼ.す・とも.す…(2)
    spot・point・mark・speck・decimal point
    Kanji
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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