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いち一 one

いち

U+4E00 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #2 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #1

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Meanings

Readings

On'yomi: いち ichi いつ itsu
Kun'yomi: ひと hito

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いち ichi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

一(いち) ichi one 一(いち) 生(しょう) isshou whole life 日(に) 本(ほん) 一(いち) nihonichi best in Japan 十(じゅう) 一(いち) 月(がつ) juuichigatsu November 一(いち) 大(だい) ichidai great 一(いち) 文(もん) ichimon one sentence 一(いち) 日(にち) 中(じゅう) ichinichijuu all day long 一(いち) 月(がつ) ichigatsu January

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

一(ひと) つ hitotsu one (thing) 一つ一つ(ひと) hitotsuhitotsu one by one 一(ひと) 月(つき) hitotsuki one month 一(ひと) 目(め) hitome a glance 一(ひと) 口(くち) hitokuchi a bite 一(ひと) 人(り) ひとり hitorihitori each person 一(ひと) 休(やす) み hitoyasumi (short) rest 一(ひと) 足(あし) hitoashi a step

いつ itsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

同(どう) 一(いつ) douitsu identical 画(かく) 一(いつ) kakuitsu uniformity 単(たん) 一(いつ) tanitsu single 統(とう) 一(いつ) touitsu unification 均(きん) 一(いつ) kinitsu uniform 統(とう) 一(いつ) 感(かん) touitsukan sense of unity 唯(ゆい) 一(いつ) yuiitsu only 択(たく) 一(いつ) takuitsu choosing one from among several

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

一人(ひとり) hitori one person 一日(ついたち) tsuitachi first of the month 一昨日(おととい) ototoi day before yesterday 一昨年(おととし) ototoshi the year before last

いっ i

一(いっ) 気(き) に ikkini at once 一(いっ) 見(けん) ikken at first glance 一(いっ) 手(て) itte one move (in go, shogi, etc.) 一(いっ) 本(ぽん) ippon one long cylindrical thing 一(いっ) 校(こう) ikkou one school 一(いっ) 気(き) ikki one breath 一(いっ) 石(せき) isseki one game (of go) 一(いっ) 足(そく) issoku a pair (of shoes or socks)

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S = secondary school · 120 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

一期一会四字熟語

one period, one meeting

一期一会四字熟語

one period, one meeting

Stroke order

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Components

Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.

Used as component in (46)

に二 two さん三 three うえ上 above した下 below えん円 circle せい正 correct ひゃく百 hundred てん天 heaven どう同 same あう合 fit

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