一点張り

いってんばり

Meanings

1. Noun persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing
2. always making the same bet (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 点 point. Read as テン.
• 張 stretch. Read as はり.

Example sentences

• 彼女は利己一点張りの女だ。
  She puts her own interests above everything else.
• 情報が流出してるのに問題ないの一点張りって、どういう事よ！
  What is with you stubbornly insisting there's no problem when our information is being leaked!?

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