一方いっぽう

(Ippou)

On the other hand; used to contrast two different aspects of a situation.

Connection rules

彼かれは勉強べんきょうができる一方いっぽうで、運動うんどうは全まったく駄目だめだ。

Kare ha benkyou ga dekiru ippou de, undou ha mattaku dame da.

While he is a good student, on the other hand, he is terrible at sports.

「Contrasting personal skills」

都会とかいの生活せいかつは便利べんりな一方いっぽうで、騒さわがしい。

Tokai no seikatsu ha benri na ippou de, sawagashii.

City life is convenient, but on the other hand, it is noisy.

「Analyzing city life」

While smartphones are convenient, they also have the problem of being addictive.

スマホは___、依存症になるという問題もある。

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