Kanji Detail for 壱 - "one"

壱

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

壱 means "one." Also associated with all, once.
1. One - A single unit; the number 1.
2. All - Entirely; exclusively; wholly.
3. Once - One time.
4. Formal numeral - A formal character used in documents to prevent alteration of "一".
Tattoo check: 壱
- Verified meaning: one
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read い, いち, はじめ, ひと)
- Also carries these associations: all, once
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 壱

Given names 壱(い) 壱(いち) 壱(はじめ)

Surnames 壱(ひと)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

one (in documents)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

number one

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 壹[yi1]
Onyomi

ichi(イチ)

itsu(イツ)
Kunyomi

hitotsu(ひと-つ)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

士 (samurai)
Related Keywords

one all once formal numeral solely first primary single individual initial chief leading premier prime essential fundamental