一貫(いっかん)

いっかん
noun / verb (する)
consistency, throughout
1. consistency, being consistent throughout
Maintaining the same attitude, policy, or approach from beginning to end without wavering. Emphasizes steadfastness and lack of contradiction.
一貫(いっかん)した態度(たいど)を取(と)る。
Maintain a consistent attitude.
彼女(かのじょ)は最初(さいしょ)から一貫(いっかん)して反対(はんたい)している。
She has been consistently opposed from the beginning.
この会社(かいしゃ)は企画(きかく)から製造(せいぞう)まで一貫(いっかん)して自社(じしゃ)で行(おこな)っている。
This company handles everything in-house consistently, from planning to manufacturing.

一貫(いっかん) literally means "one thread" and conveys the idea of an unbroken line running through something from start to finish.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一貫(いっかん)して (consistently, throughout)
  • 一貫(いっかん)した姿勢(しせい) (consistent stance)
  • 一貫(いっかん)した方針(ほうしん) (consistent policy)
  • 一貫(いっかん)生産(せいさん) (integrated production)
  • 一貫(いっかん)教育(きょういく) (integrated education, e.g., combined elementary-middle school)

USAGE NOTES:

  • 一貫(いっかん)して is the most common form, functioning as an adverb meaning "consistently" or "throughout"
  • Often used in business and organizational contexts to describe processes done entirely in one place
  • Not to be confused with 一環(いっかん) (part of, a link in a chain), which has the same reading but different meaning

Related Words

Homophone: 一環(いっかん) (part of)
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