一いっ色しき

noun

one color; single color

Refers to something being of a single color, often used in design, art, or description.

• 彼かの女じょは一いっ色しきのドレスを着きていた。

  She was wearing a dress of a single color.

noun

using only one type of plant (in ikebana)

Specialized term in ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) for an arrangement using only one kind of plant material.

• 生いけ花ばなで一いっ色しきの作さく品ひんを作つくるのは意い外がいと難むずかしい。

  Creating an arrangement using only one type of plant in ikebana is surprisingly difficult.

na-adjective, noun

earnest; single-minded; wholehearted

Obsolete adjectival noun meaning focused on one thing with sincerity or dedication. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「一いっ色しきに学がく問もんに励はげむ」といった表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, expressions like 'devoting oneself single-mindedly to study' can be found.