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Kotomora

一

one, one radical (no.1)

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 100Strokes1

Readings

On'yomi

  • イチ
  • イツ

Kun'yomi

  • ひと-
  • ひと.つ

Nanori

  • かず
  • い
  • いっ
  • いる

Meaning

一 represents the number one, the simplest unit. The radical sense is the same single horizontal stroke used as a component in other characters.

Most common words using 一

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  • 一いち
    N5

    one; 1

  • 一ひと

    one

  • 一緒いっしょ
    N5

    (doing) together

  • 一番いちばん
    N5

    number one; first; first place

  • 一つひとつ
    N5

    one

  • 一般いっぱん
    N3

    general; universal

  • 一部いちぶ
    N2

    one part; one portion; one section

  • 一方いっぽう
    N3

    one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

  • 一杯いっぱい
    N5

    one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful

  • 唯一ゆいいつ
    N3

    only; sole; unique

  • 一体いったい
    N3

    (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell

  • 一覧いちらん

    look; glance; sight; having a look at; looking over; glancing through; running one's eyes over

  • 一切いっさい
    N2

    all; everything; entirety; the whole

  • 一人ひとり
    N5

    one person

  • 一生いっしょう
    N3

    whole life; a lifetime; all through life

  • 一時いちじ
    N4

    one o'clock

  • 一瞬いっしゅん
    N3

    instant; moment; for an instant

  • 一応いちおう
    N3

    more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically

  • 統一とういつ
    N2

    unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

  • 一定いってい
    N3

    to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize

  • 一気にいっきに
    N2

    in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without a rest; in one sitting; at a stretch

  • 一言ひとこと
    N3

    single word; a few words; brief comment

  • もう一度もういちど
    N5

    once more; again

  • 一致いっち
    N3

    agreement; accord; correspondence; consistency; coincidence; match

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Study

Etymology

一 is a simple ideograph representing the number one with a single horizontal stroke.

Meaning mnemonic

A single horizontal line is the simplest way to write the number one.

Reading mnemonic

For イチ, imagine an itchy single mosquito bite: itchy -> イチ, and one bite is all it takes.