イチイ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
usu. イチイ, also 櫟
Pitch accent
チイ
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
first place
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
yew (Taxus baccata); English yew; European yew
Examples (2 in total)
To everyone's astonishment, Mike won first prize in the speech contest.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.