ピカ一いち

noun

hanafuda hand: one 20-point card and six 1-point cards

Specific term in hanafuda (Japanese flower cards). Refers to a dealt hand consisting of exactly one 20-point card (often a 'tane' or animal card) and six 1-point cards (kasu).

See also: 手役

• 花はな札ふだで、ピカ一いちの手て役やくが配くばられた。

  In hanafuda, I was dealt a hand of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

outstanding; top-notch; the best

Derived from the hanafuda term, now used colloquially to describe something or someone that stands out as excellent or the best among others. Often used in the phrase ピカ一の〜.

• 彼かれの料りょう理りの腕うで前まえはピカ一いちだ。

  His cooking skills are outstanding.

• この店みせのラーメンはピカ一いちの味あじだ。

  The ramen at this shop is top-notch.