日本にほん一いち

also: にっぽんいち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

Japan's best; number one in Japan

Used to describe something or someone that is the best, largest, or most outstanding in Japan. Can function as a noun or as a prenominal modifier with の.

富ふ士じ山さんは日本にほん一いち高たかい山やまです。
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
彼かれは日本にほん一いちのピッチャーだ。
He is the best pitcher in Japan.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉で日に本ほん一いちになるto become the best in Japan at something
彼かれは数すう学がくのテストで日本にほん一いちになった。
He became the best in Japan on the math test.
日に本ほん一いちの〈物もの〉the best ~ in Japan
このラーメン店てんは日本にほん一いちのラーメンを作つくっていると評ひょう判ばんだ。
This ramen shop is famous for making the best ramen in Japan.
日に本ほん一いちを目め指ざすto aim to be the best in Japan
彼かの女じょは日本にほん一いちを目め指ざして毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうしている。
She practices every day aiming to become the best in Japan.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
一one, one radical (no.1)

Related words

世せ界かい一いち
世界一 means the best in the entire world, while 日本一 is limited to being the best within Japan.
一いち番ばんN5
一番 simply means 'number one' or 'the best' without specifying any place, whereas 日本一 specifically claims the top spot in Japan.
最さい高こうN3
最高 describes something as the highest in quality or degree in general, while 日本一 ranks it as the best specifically within Japan.

Written forms

日本一
- にほんいち
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading にほんいち is the most common.
- にっぽんいち
  Alternate reading, often used in formal or patriotic contexts, or in proper names.
にっぽんいち

Etymology

Compound of 日本 (Japan) and 一 (one, first). The reading にほんいち is the standard combination; にっぽんいち uses the alternative reading of 日本.