Japanese word

一様

Pronunciation

Romajiichiyō

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveeven

Example

木を一様な間隔で植えます。ki o ichi yō na kan kaku de u e ma su

I plant the trees at even intervals.

Illustration for 一様 (even)

More examples

表面を一様に磨くと、光が均等に反射します。hyō men o ichi yō ni miga ku to hikari ga kin tō ni han sha shi ma su

When the surface is polished evenly, the light reflects evenly.

Core concept

It treats variation across a group as absent or negligible, whether the sameness concerns appearance, level, or spacing.

Common phrases

  • 一様に広がるichi yō ni hiro ga ru

    spread evenly

  • 一様な厚さichi yō na atsu sa

    uniform thickness

  • 一様に並ぶichi yō ni nara bu

    line up evenly

Similar words

均一kinitsu: Something is the same in quality, level, or appearance throughout.
均等kintō: Something is divided or spaced so that each part has the same amount or size.
一律ichiritsu: The same rule, action, or treatment is applied to every case without exception.

Definition in Japanese

物事が全体にわたって均等で、部分ごとの差がないさま。mono goto ga zen tai ni wa ta tte kin tō de bu bun go to no sa ga na i sa ma

Word origin

一様 (ichiyō) is a Sino-Japanese formation of 一 (ichi, "one") and 様 (yō, "manner" or "appearance"), so it refers to things having the same manner or appearance.

Usage tips

  • The adverbial form 一様に (ichiyō ni) often describes a whole group responding or changing in the same way, so its use extends beyond physical spacing.

Other meanings

  • uniformna-adjective
  • samena-adjective

Opposites

  • 不均一fukinitsuunevenna-adjective

Related words

  • 一様さichiyōsaevennessnoun
  • 一様性ichiyōseiuniformitynoun

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