Devoted to one thing, or one person, completely. Warm and slightly romantic.

What a Japanese person actually thinks
Affectionate and admiring. It's a compliment with a hint of 'and possibly a bit obsessive about it', which most people find endearing rather than alarming.

Meaning

Literally: one + path
Actually: Single-hearted devotion. Used most often about love — 一途な人 is someone who doesn't stray — but also about pursuing one goal without deviation.

Scores

Naturalness●●●●●

Common word.

Coolness●●●●●

Two characters, the second with a nice sweeping radical. Genuinely uncommon on foreigners, and it says something specific.

Watch out

lowThe love-and-fidelity reading is the dominant one. If you meant single-minded focus on work, 一意専心 lands closer.

On skin

一途

Orientation: either

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