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Kanji Detail for 一 - "one, once, first"

一

  • Meaning

    一 means "one, once, first."

    1. One - The number 1; a single unit.

    2. Once - One time; a single occasion.

    3. First - The beginning; coming before all others.

    4. Same - Equal; identical; uniform.

    5. Unify - To make one; to consolidate.

    6. All - The whole; entirety; everything.

    7. Solely - Exclusively; single-mindedly.

    8. Slightly - A little; somewhat.

    9. Certain - A particular one.

  • Words using 一

    • 一方 いっぽう Listen one (esp. of two); the other; one way
    • 一時 いちじ Listen one o'clock; once; at one time
    • 一番 いちばん Listen number one; first; first place
    • 一般 いっぱん Listen general; universal; ordinary
    • 一部 いちぶ Listen one part; one portion; one section
    • 十一 じゅういち Listen eleven; 11; jack
    • 統一 とういつ Listen unity; consolidation; uniformity
    • 一人 ひとり Listen one person; being alone; being by oneself

  • Four-character idioms with 一

    • 一刀両断 いっとうりょうだん Listen cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively
    • 一喜一憂 いっきいちゆう Listen alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns
    • 一心不乱 いっしんふらん Listen wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently
    • 一心同体 いっしんどうたい Listen being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
    • 一念発起 いちねんほっき Listen being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
    • 一攫千金 いっかくせんきん Listen getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

  • Origin of 一

    One stroke: the tally at its simplest, and in the old cosmologies the undivided origin of everything — the line from which the other numbers grow.

    How to remember it: One line. The first mark anyone ever made.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 一

    • Verified meaning: one, once, first
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いち, いつ, いる, おさむ)

    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 一

    Given names 一(いち)Listen 一(いつ)Listen 一(いる)Listen 一(おさむ)Listen 一(かず)Listen 一(かずは)Listen 一(こころ)Listen 一(すすむ)Listen 一(つかさ)Listen 一(はじむ)Listen

    Surnames 一(でかた)Listen 一(にのまえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    one; one radical (no.1)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    one; a, an; alone

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    one; a, an; alone

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The beginning of numbers. Any single object is called 一 (one). | Same; identical. (Doctrine of the Mean) "Their success is one and the same." | A comprehensive term. Such as 一切 (all), 一概 (generally). | A contingent term. Such as 萬一 (in case), 一旦 (once). | Exclusively; solely. Such as 一味 (single-mindedly), 一意 (wholeheartedly).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ichi(イチ) イチ

    itsu(イツ) イツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hito(ひと) ひと

    hitotsu(ひと-つ) ひと-つ

  • Strokes

    tip

    1 stroke

  • Radical

    tip

    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    one once first a certain all at a time indeed little or same slightly solely unify single alone combine individual join merge only singular solitary solo unique

Sentences including 一

  • She has been in hospital for a month.

  • If he will not work hard , he will be fired.

  • It will pay you to study hard.

  • I'll be back within an hour.

  • Will you have a cup of coffee?

  • I have visited paris once.

  • A tea with lemon , please.

  • Could you please repeat it slowly?

  • All of the students stood up together.

  • I'm very tired from working all day.

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