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一
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one

HSK 1 N4
Abstract →Numbers
yī
イチ、イツ
ひと-、ひと.つ
일
A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
一
Regular
Modern
Chinese
一 [yī]
one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Japanese
一つ 、 １つ 、 一 (irreg.) ひとつ 同音

numeric

  1. one

noun

  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
  4. just (e.g. "just try it")

adj-no

  1. some kind of; one type of
一 、 １ 、 壱 、 弌 、 壹 (old) いち 同音
  1. numericprefix one; 1 (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
  2. adj-nosuffix best
  3. adj-no first; foremost
  4. noun beginning; start
  5. n-pref a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
  6. noun card games ace
  7. noun bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
一 イー 同音
numeric one
一 、 逸 いっち 同音
adverb most; best
一 ひと 、 ひ 、 ひい 同音
  1. prefix one (esp. ひと)
  2. numeric one (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
一 いつ 同音
  1. numeric one
  2. noun same (mind, path, etc.)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (7)
１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。
No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
一つには、私は貧しいし、それにまた忙しくもある。
For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.
妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。
He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.
それは壱万円と計算されている。
It is computed at 10,000 yen.
Japanese Names
一 いち
Ichi surnamegiven name
一 いつ
Itsu female given name
一 いる
Iru given name
一 おさむ
Osamu given name
一 かず
Kazu female given namesurname
一 かずは
Kazuha female given name
一 こころ
Kokoro female given name
一 すすむ
Susumu given name
一 つかさ
Tsukasa male given namefemale given name
一 でかた
Dekata surname
一 にのまえ
Ninomae surname
一 はじむ
Hajimu male given name
一 はじめ
Hajime female given namesurname
一 ひと
Hito female given name
一 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
一 ひとつ
Hitotsu given name
一 ひゆう
Hiyū female given name
一 まこと
Makoto male given name
一 もと
Moto female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
一起 [yī​qǐ] #132
in the same place
一些 [yī​xiē] #232
some
一定 [yī​dìng] #204
surely
一直 [yī​zhí] #176
straight (in a straight line)
一样 [yī​yàng] #150
same
一样 [yī​yàng] #150
same
一下 [yī​xià] #156
(used after a verb) give it a go
一切 [yī​qiè] #191
everything
一般 [yī​bān] #1,134
same
进一步 [jìn​yī​bù] #3,473
one step further
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 一緒に [いっしょに] #174
together (with)
⭐ 一度 [いちど] #343
once
⭐ 一番 [いちばん] #506
number one
⭐ 一人 [ひとり] #507
one person
⭐ 一つ [ひとつ] #511
one
⭐ 一 [いち] #594
one
⭐ 一瞬 [いっしゅん] #602
instant
⭐ 一体 [いったい] #675
(what) the heck
⭐ もう一度 [もういちど] #703
once more
⭐ 一人で [ひとりで] #760
alone
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KOREAN WORDS (134)
일단 #660
one end
만일 #2,666
supposing
일반 #5,745
the same; one and the same
일부 #6,271
part; some; portion; fraction
일인 #6,736
one person; one man
일급 #10,914
first class
일기 #12,310
one's lifetime; one's whole life
일종 #12,378
kind; sort
일등 #12,888
first; first class
일일 #13,390
one day
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