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一, １, 壱, 弌, 壹, いち
Numeric, Prefix, 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents
1. one
May take 'no', Suffix
2. best
3. first, foremost
4. beginning, start
Noun, used as a prefix, before a noun
5. a (single), one (of many)
津山一高い山は滝山だと思っていました。
一, ひと, ひ, ひい
Prefix, See 一・いち・1, esp. ひと
1. one
Numeric, when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい
2. one
津山一高い山は滝山だと思っていました。
一つ, １つ, 一, ひとつ
Numeric
1. one
often used in itemized lists
2. for one thing
after a noun
3. only
with a verb in negative form
4. (not) even
Adverbial noun
5. just (e.g. "just try it")
妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。
一方, いっぽう
1. 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
Conjunction, See 他方・2
2. on the one hand, on the other hand
3. whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn
Adverbial noun, Noun, used as a suffix, after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
4. just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。
一番, １番, いちばん
May take 'no'
1. number one, first, first place
Adverb
2. best, most
3. game, round, bout
See 試しに
4. as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively
5. song (e.g. in noh), piece
このネクタイにしましょう、一番よさそうだから。
じゅういち, 十一, １１, ジュウイチ
Only じゅういち, Numeric
1. eleven, 11
2. jack (playing card)
Usually in kana, ateji derived from its call
3. Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax), Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
私達は全部で十一名です。
一日, １日, いちにち, いちじつ, ひとひ, ひとえ
1. one day
Adverbial noun, See 一日中・いちにちじゅう
2. all day (long), throughout the day
See ついたち・1
3. first day of the month
私は、月・水・金と一日おきに仕事をします。
ひとり, 一人, １人, 独り, いちにん
esp. 一人, １人
1. one person
Only ひとり, See 一人で
2. being alone, being by oneself
esp. 独り
3. being single, being unmarried
Adverb
4. by oneself, alone
Usually in kana, with neg. sentence
5. just, only, simply
私は一人の弟がいます。
第一, 第１, だいいち
May take 'no'
1. first, foremost, number one
2. most important
3. best, greatest, most
Adverb
4. above all, besides, in any case, to begin with
健康が第一だ。
統一, とういつ
Takes suru
unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible
スコットランドとイングランドの統一は１７０６年に行われた。
いっぱい, 一杯, １杯, 一ぱい, １ぱい, 一盃
May take 'no'
1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)
NA-adjective
2. full
3. one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat
Adverb, Usually in kana
4. fully, to capacity
5. a lot, much
ハワイにはサーフ狂がいっぱいいる。
一生懸命, 一生けん命, いっしょうけんめい
NA-adjective, Adverbial noun, See 一所懸命, yojijukugo
very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life
もっと一生懸命勉強すべきだったのに。
一時, いちじ
Temporal noun (jisoumeishi)
1. one o'clock
Adverbial noun
2. once, at one time, formerly, before
May take 'no', in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period
3. for a time, for a while, for the time being, for the present, for the moment, temporarily
See 一時に
4. a time, one time, once
彼女は彼らと楽しいひとときを過ごした。
一度, １度, 一たび, ひと度, 一とたび, いちど, ひとたび
Adverbial noun
1. once, one time, on one occasion
Only ひとたび
2. temporarily, for a moment
Only いちど
3. one degree, one tone, one musical interval
赤道における経度1度当たりの長さ。
一体, いったい
Adverb, before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question
1. (what) the heck, (why) in the world, (who) on earth
2. one object, one body, unity
3. one form, one style
4. one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
Adverbial noun, See 一体に
5. generally, in general
ストライキとは従業員の集団が一体となって就労を拒否することです。
一層, いっそう
Adverb, May take 'no'
1. much more, still more, all the more, more than ever
2. single layer (or storey, etc.)
See いっそ, Archaism
3. rather, sooner, preferably
今まで以上にいっそう勉強に励みなさい。
一回, １回, いっかい
Adverbial noun
once, one time, one round, one game, one bout, one heat, one inning
毎月一回会合を開いている。
一昨年, おと年, おととし, いっさくねん
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun (jisoumeishi)
year before last
彼女は、一昨年よりもはるかに暮らし向きがよい。
一本, １本, いっぽん
See 本・ほん・5
1. one long cylindrical thing, one film, TV show, etc., one goal, home run, etc., one telephone call
2. one version
3. one book, a certain book
Martial arts term
4. ippon, one point, a blow
See 半玉・はんぎょく
5. geisha
「もう一本くれ」と彼が言った。
一定, いってい, いちじょう
May take 'no', Takes suru, NA-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
国民総生産は一定の期間における一国の財及びサービスを貨幣価値で計った総生産高である。
一切, いっさい
May take 'no'
1. all, everything, entirety, the whole
Adverb, with neg. verb
2. absolutely (not), (not) at all, (none) whatsoever, without exception
それは他のいっさいに勝っている。
一家, いっか, いっけ
1. a family, a household, a home, one's family, whole family
2. (one's own) style, school
3. gang, (yakuza) family
ジョンソン一家はパーティーをするのが大好きだ。
万一, まんいち, ばんいち, まんいつ, ばんいつ
lit. 1 in 10,000
1. emergency, unlikely event
Adverb
2. by some chance, by some possibility
万一彼が忙しいのなら、手伝いなさい。
一生, いっしょう
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun (jisoumeishi), May take 'no'
1. whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
あなたは、一生勉強しなければならない。
一歩, １歩, いっぽ
Adverbial noun, Temporal noun (jisoumeishi)
1. (a) step
2. level, stage
3. small degree, small amount
もう一歩努力すれば、彼はうまくいっただろうに。