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.)
Kanji used
one
Pitch accent
Top 600
Used in vocabulary (299 in total)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
number one; first; best; most; game; round
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
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.