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ひとえに (hitoeni) Japanese meaning: wholly | Kotomora
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こう
でき
た
の
は
、
ひとえに
皆みな
様さま
の
おかげ
です
。
My success is entirely thanks to everyone.
This accident is solely due to my carelessness.
Usage patterns ひとえに 〈 人ひと 〉 のおかげだ to be entirely thanks to someone
This success is entirely thanks to everyone.
ひとえに 〈 事こと 〉 次し 第だい だ to depend solely on something
Whether the plan succeeds depends entirely on the preparation.
ひとえに 〈 事こと 〉 お 願ねが い 申もう し 上あ げます to sincerely request/beg for something (formal)
I sincerely beg your forgiveness.
Kanji 偏 partial, side, left-side radical 重 heavy, important, esteem Related words 全く means 'completely' or 'really' in a general sense, while ひとえに specifically points to one cause or one wholehearted effort behind a result.
専ら means 'exclusively' or 'mainly' about an activity or focus, whereas ひとえに stresses that a single cause or reason is wholly responsible for something.
一心に describes doing something with single-minded concentration, while ひとえに can express similar wholehearted sincerity but is often used in formal, humble requests.
心から means 'from the heart' and is used broadly for sincere feelings, while ひとえに is more formal and often appears in set phrases like ひとえにお願い申し上げます.
Written forms ひとえに Usage 94%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 偏に and 一重に are rare and may confuse readers.
偏ひとえ に Usage 6%
Rare kanji form; the character 偏 suggests 'leaning' or 'biased', which is not directly related to the adverb's meaning.
一ひと 重え に
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 一重 normally means 'single layer', not the adverbial sense.
Etymology Derived from 一重 (ひとえ, 'single layer'), with the adverbial particle に, suggesting 'in a single-minded manner' or 'solely'. The kanji 偏 is an ateji (phonetic) usage.
