イチバン
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. number one; first; first place
Adverb
2. best; most
Noun
3. game; round; bout
Adverb
4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
Noun
5. song (e.g. in noh); piece
Pitch accent
チバン
バン
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
first-grade tea (first picking)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
Examples (200 in total)
Health is the most important thing.
What are your biggest dreams?
He is the least likely to come.