いち
Meanings
Numeric
Prefix
1. one; 1
壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents
Adjective (の)
Suffix
2. best
Adjective (の)
3. first; foremost
Noun
4. beginning; start
5. a (single); one (of many)
before a noun
6. ace (playing card)
7. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
Pitch accent
Top 10100
Used in vocabulary (290 in total)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
number one; first; best; most; game; round
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
Examples (20 in total)
This is the best Indian restaurant anywhere in Tokyo.
Go along this street for a mile.
One-third is less than one-half.