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