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)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
once; one time; on one occasion; one degree; one tone; one musical interval
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
female ninja; woman
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
parting
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
from the beginning; from scratch
one share; one amount
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
one person
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
uniaxial
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
unconditionally; as a rule
one thin flat object; one sheet
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
one year; some time ago
10,000; ten thousand
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
100,000,000; one hundred million
best in the world
number one
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
the one absolute truth; the one reality
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
one month
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
bundle; bunch
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
the first and second; a few
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
generation; lifetime; age
2.44 miles
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
consent
family; relatives; dependents; household
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
annual (plant); first-year student
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
beat; round
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
one machine; one vehicle
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
one lump; one body; one group
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(a) row; line
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
(one) line; (one) row
gust of wind; vanguard
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
idea; plan
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
one of one's hobbies
person; member
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
a half; 50%
one second
Japan's best; number one in Japan
(a) life; (a) command
unhesitatingly
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
bisected-circle seal
one entire scroll
single word; a few words; brief comment
a period (of time)
one part; one portion; one section
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
exclusively; (taking) best care
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
(being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
one-to-one; one-on-one
straight line; beeline
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
Japan's best; number one in Japan
private person; individual
all year round
one's every action; every single move
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
penniless; broke
one's whole life; one's lifetime
boy; eldest son
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
one-tenth of a rin
private individual
single-stringed Japanese zither
gambling; speculation
(arch.) first-born imperial prince; most important provincial shrine
all present; all concerned; all of us
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
bow (salute, greeting)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(period of) one year
one third; a third part
one large ...; a great ...
one person; another name; nickname; alias
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
ten percent
one (bird)
one revolution; one rotation
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
first thing in the morning
example; an instance
one cause; one reason; one factor
one word
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
one thing
all year round
first year of high school; first-year high school student
the first
(one) letter; (one) character
first base; first baseman; one fort
one meal; one meal (a day)
a sound; one sound
one fifth part
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
a help; an aid; some assistance
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
stroke; blow
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
unique thing; best on earth
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
one scene (in play)
one time (place)
first thing in the afternoon
one difficulty; one danger
same kind; accomplices; companions
an art; one talent
one question
one fish; one shrimp
one meaning; one thought; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; unique
(a) day or two
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
one road; ray (of hope)
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
one element; one factor
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
one-to-many
one form (of); a form of
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
unitary
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
oneness
(a) passing acquaintance
above all else
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
one house; one roof
one dimensional
depends entirely on; depends above all on
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
duty; honor; honour
by any chance; ten thousand to one
by any chance; ten thousand to one
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
main party (of the night); first party
one advantage
(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of
word (opinion, objection)
number one in all of America; best in all of America
quire (of paper)
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
turning point
first torii gate of a shrine
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
one form (of); a form of
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
track no. 1
first fly
one matter; one case; physical intimacy; sexual intercourse
well-informed opinion
(excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area
type 1 diabetes; juvenile diabetes
10% off sale
monosyllable
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
new era; new age
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
digital single lens reflex camera; digital SLR camera
one set
advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some
horse load
first-grade tea (first picking)
closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi
general incorporated foundation
first anniversary of a person's death
unicameral system; unicameralism
one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP
one-part; single-part; single-component
an office; an important office
at one's discretion
linear expression
A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
kana iteration mark
new method
innovation; new vista; new field
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
first time; initial
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
1st course at a banquet
turning point
one particle irreducible
monobasic acid
kanji "bare bone" radical at left
kanji "big shell" radical
First Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
First Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
First Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
September 11 attacks; 9/11
adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
first day of the cock in the eleventh month
16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
self-contained (of a story)
D battery; D cell
drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean; (lit.) one grain of millet in a vast ocean
dealt hand consisting of one 5-point card and six 1-point cards
single charge (esp. in electric vehicles)
first-born imperial prince
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.