一 — how to write the kanji for “one”
一 is the number 1, a JLPT N5 kanji, taught in first grade in Japan. With 1 stroke it is among the simplest kanji of N5. On its own it is the word ichi, “one; 1”. Read ichi, it forms 一方 (“one”), 一時 (“one o'clock”) and 一月 (“January”); the native reading hito- gives 一つ (“one”). Chinese reads it yī, “one”, at HSK 1.
- Strokes
- 1
- JLPT
- N5
- Radical
- 一 (“one”)
- On
- イチ, イツ
- Kun
- ひと·つ, ひと-
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 1 stroke in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
一 in dates and counts
- 一つ ひとつ — one; for one thing
- 一方 いっぽう — one; the other
- 一時 いちじ — one o'clock; once
- 一月 いちがつ — January; first month of the lunar calendar
- 一番 いちばん — number one; first
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- イチ ichi, イツ itsu
- Kun (native)
- ひと·つ hito-tsu, ひと- hito- (rare)
- Meanings
- one; one radical
- Read ichi
- 一方 一時 一月 一番 一般 一部
- Read hito-
- 一つ
- Read itsu
- 統一
- School year
- first grade
- Newspaper rank
- 2nd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 일 il
- Common words
- 247 in JMdict
Words with 一
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one; for one thing |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one; the other |
| 一時 | いちじ ichiji | one o'clock; once |
| 一月 | いちがつ ichigatsu | January; first month of the lunar calendar |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion |
| 十一 | じゅういち juuichi | eleven; 11 |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity; consolidation |
| 十一月 | じゅういちがつ juuichigatsu | November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar |
Most common first (JMdict).
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