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一手に (itteni) Japanese meaning: single-handedly | Kotomora
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Related words 一人ひとり で 一人で simply means 'alone' or 'by oneself' without the nuance of shouldering a burden or responsibility. 一手に implies taking on a task or role entirely on one's own.
独どく 力りょく で 独力で also means 'by one's own efforts', but is more formal and emphasizes independent capability rather than the act of taking charge.
Etymology From 一 (one) + 手 (hand) + に (adverbial particle), literally 'in one hand'. The figurative sense of doing something alone developed from the idea of holding everything in one's own hand.
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一いっ
手て
に
こなし
て
いる
。
My mother handles all the housework by herself.
