一いち人にん
Meanings
Noun
1. one person
esp. 一人, 1人
There is one girl there.
2. being alone; being by oneself
when read as "ひとり"
I liked the time I spent alone.
3. being single; being unmarried
esp. 独り
when read as "ひとり"
Adverb
4. by oneself; alone
when read as "ひとり"
That night, I cried alone.
5. just; only; simply
with neg. sentence
when read as "ひとり"
This is not just Japan's problem.
Kanji used
one
person
Pitch accent
い
ち
にん
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
leading person; foremost figure
Examples (175 in total)
I would like to be alone.
I have a child.
Please choose one person.
I'm not alone.
I'd like to be alone now.
You're not alone.
I need some alone time.
One more person will be joining us later.
Not a single person must be missing.
Don't ever be alone.
The first one was the eldest son.
The admission is ten dollars a person.
Mike is one of our brains.
This is too big for one person to carry.
There is one girl there.
I love being alone.
I prefer to be alone.
He does not have any friends.
I was alone at that time.
He was alone there.
It's because you don't want to be alone.
I have one older brother and one younger sister.
A man appeared at the site.
There isn't a person on the street.
I was alone in the classroom.
"Do you have kids?" "Yes, I have a son."
There's only one boy in the class.
One person's strength doesn't amount to much.
He is one of my best friends.
Standing there was a beautiful girl.
The enemy, by contrast, is just one person.
An old man lay dead on the road.
Ann has no sister.
Every household could use someone like that.
I met an old woman.
Jack is one of my friends.
A friend of mine is studying abroad.
There is only one person, just one, who comes to mind.
I was fully enjoying my time alone.
An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.
There is only one candidate left.
I don't mind being alone.
There wasn't one student who was absent.
Being alone is actually more economical.
She lost one of her flesh and blood.
How much is this tour per person?
I saw an old friend of mine yesterday.
Hitler is one of the most notorious dictators.
I don't even have a single girlfriend.
I'm one of Tom's ex-wives.
One out of ten persons is nearsighted.
They fought to the last man.
That night, I cried alone.
When I turned around, there stood a girl.
Mom, don't worry. I'm not alone.
He was alone in the dark.
There was a woman in the center of the room.
There's so much of it that it's hard to do on my own.
There lived an old man in a village.
Even if the one fleeing is alone, the side doing the catching is not alone.
Let's give five points apiece.
Even if one becomes two, nothing changes!
A woman is reading a book in the library.
However, I was not the only disciple.
One evening a man came to my house.
The child was afraid of being left alone in the dark.
Today is one of my friends' birthday.
A man was standing alone on the stage.
Since then, I have basically been alone.
The first to break the silence was one of the soldiers.
This apartment is too big for one person.
None of the students were late for school.
Only one person has received the title.
They added a woman to the committee.
There is a tall man in the classroom.
Left alone, the baby began to cry.
Before I knew it, a person was in front of me.
There was only one caretaker in the house.
We have isolated one patient from the rest.
I don't have a single acquaintance from after I became a teacher.
Yamamoto is one of my friends.
All but one of the people were rescued.
There was a woman at the outskirts of the town.
The first to notice me was a boy.
Mary is one of my favorite authors.
There was only one survivor of the accident.
Tom is one of the singers in my band.
The bus was empty except for one elderly woman.
He was the only one who came to the party.
Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
I found that there was a little girl sobbing.
Shakespeare is one of the greatest poets.
Graham Greene is one of my favorite authors.
However, Jill began walking along the railway track alone.
The door opens, and a girl enters.
One of the girls was left behind.
I have one big brother and two little sisters.
There lived an old man in the old house.
Wondering what to do, I fret all by myself.
Even when I was at the facility, I was always alone.
With one more person, we could fend off night attacks.
One of them was the person in front of me.
I'm just a boy who makes mistakes.
He has a brother and two sisters.
I've been told we can bring in a temp as a replacement.
At the end of their line of sight was a woman.
I was scared to be alone in the dark.
One is a teacher, another is a doctor, and the other is a journalist.
One person walks ahead, bringing along the remaining two.
One person in ten wins a prize.
If it had been just me, I definitely wouldn't have been able to win any prize.
The one leaning against the wall in the darkness was a woman.
The man has two sons, one of whom is still at college.
He's one of the influential merchants in this town.
My parents are away on a trip and I'm alone in our house.
After that, they cast their votes one by one.
We must select one from among these applicants.
Since there were no customers, we closed the shop early.
Mary has nobody to talk with, but she doesn't feel lonely.
What? Are you alone? I thought you were coming with Tom.
He is one of the most famous singers in Japan.
I saw an old woman cross the street.
One of the children left the door open.
They stood up and made their speeches one by one.
Nancy ran across an old friend of hers yesterday.
I still correspond with an old friend of mine from time to time.
She will have to be by herself during her stay at Oxford.
I'm not alone. I have you.
It is definitely better to have two people than one, no matter what you do.
Left alone, he began to read a book.
One by one, friends came up to speak to him.
After all, finding one person in this town is quite a job.
I basically prefer being by myself.
I am just one of the many people who were saved by the teacher.
There was a beautiful woman with black hair in the park.
She is one of the girls we invited to the party.
It's that thing where you save one person and sacrifice a hundred.
There lived a king in an old castle.
One person raised a voice of panic and burst into the shop nearby.
Yeah, if there aren't any, let's buy a cheap one for each person.
There is not a single person with purple hair there.
There, a man appeared, weaving his way between them.
If it's alright with you, I'd like to borrow one of your staff members.
If you divide it by the world's population, it is only one hundred dollars per person.
Now alone, I stood up from the chair and stretched.
None of the passengers escaped injury.
With regards to music, he is one of the most famous critics.
He is without doubt one of the most successful businessmen in Japan.
Alone in the big city, I began to get homesick.
Tom is one of the best golfers I know.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.
You are the only man in the world that I can call my friend.
In this country, she saved the heart of at least one person.
Then one day, my father came home accompanied by a young woman.
The police officers who were supposed to have been there until just a moment ago had all disappeared.
I think that actress is one of the most beautiful women on earth.
He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.
The fact that I was not alone reduced the burden on my heart.
An uncle of mine gave me some useful advice.
I have two sons; one is in Tokyo, and the other in Nagoya.
If you were only able to meet with one historical figure, who would you like to meet?
I have two sons. One is in Nara and the other in Tsu.
I rate him among the best modern composers in Japan.
I can see a woman and two dogs in the car.
I liked walking alone on the deserted beach.
Please observe the limit of two cups per person and enjoy to your heart's content.
She has two uncles; one lives in Kyoto and the other in Osaka.
It is a lonely place where not a single person lives over a radius of several kilometers.
None of his students could solve the problem.
I have three sisters; one is a nurse and the others are students.
He has two brothers, one lives in Osaka and the other in Kobe.
When I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.
If one person takes the lead, it's easier for those who follow.
If two men always have the same opinion, one of them is unnecessary.
The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.