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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:10:02 EDT

一

Grade Level: 1
JLPT Level: 4

Frequency: 2

Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち)
one

Henshall Mnemonic:
one finger

Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 1 Strokes

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On-Yomi Reading(s): イチイツ	Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひと- ひと.つかずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと	English Meaning(s): one
Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji: Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.) 一 [いち] (num) one [K] [D] 一々 [いちいち] (adv,n) one by one; separately [K] [D] 一つ [ひとつ] (n) one [K] [D] 一つ一つ [ひとつひとつ] (n) one-by-one; separately; in detail [K] [D] 一まず [ひとまず] (adv) for the present; once; in outline [K] [D] 一握り [ひとにぎり] (adj-no,n) handful; small handful [K] [D] 一位 [いちい] (n) first place; first rank; unit\'s position [K] [D] 一一 [いちいち] (adv,n) one by one; separately [K] [D] 一一九番 [ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん] ambulance and fire brigade emergency tel. no. (in Japan) [K] [D] 一員 [いちいん] (n) person; member [K] [D] 一因 [いちいん] (n) cause [K] [D] 一円 [いちえん] (adv,n) whole district; one yen; throughout [K] [D] 一応 [いちおう] (adv) once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being [K] [D] 一億 [いちおく] (n) 100,000,000; one hundred million [K] [D] 一家 [いっか] (n) a house; a home; a family; a household; one\'s family; one\'s folks; a style [K] [D] 一過 [いっか] (n,vs) passing away [K] [D] 一介 [いっかい] (adj-no,n) mere; only a .. [K] [D] 一回 [いっかい] (n-adv) once; one time; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning [K] [D] 一回り [ひとまわり] (n-adv) one turn; one round [K] [D] 一階 [いっかい] (n) one floor; first floor [K] [D] 一概に [いちがいに] (adv) unconditionally; as a rule [K] [D] 一角 [いっかく] (n) corner; section; point; one narwhal; apparently [K] [D] 一括 [いっかつ] (n,vs) all together; batch; one lump; one bundle; summing up [K] [D] 一環 [いっかん] (n) link [K] [D] 一貫 [いっかん] (n) (1) consistency; coherence; integration; (2) one kan (8.333 lbs) [K] [D] 一丸 [いちがん] (n) lump; (into) one [K] [D] 一喜一憂 [いっきいちゆう] (n) now rejoice, now worry; alternate hope and fear; mixed blessings; joys and sorrows [K] [D] 一期 [いちご] (n) (1) one\'s life time; lifetime; (2) term; half-year; quarter [K] [D] 一気 [いっき] (n) (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer) [K] [D] 一気に [いっきに] (adv) at once; at a breath (stroke, sitting) [K] [D] 一騎打ち [いっきうち] (n) personal combat [K] [D] 一義 [いちぎ] (n) (1) reason; principle; meaning; (2) first meaning; first principle; first consideration [K] [D] 一休み [ひとやすみ] (n) rest [K] [D] 一級 [いっきゅう] (adj-na,n) one grade; first-class; primary [K] [D] 一挙 [いっきょ] (n-adv,n) one effort; one action [K] [D] 一挙に [いっきょに] (adv) at a stroke; with a single swoop [K] [D] 一局 [いっきょく] (n) one game (checkers, etc.) [K] [D] 一曲 [いっきょく] (n) tune (melody, piece of music) [K] [D] 一筋 [ひとすき] (adj-na,n) a line; earnestly; blindly; straightforwardly [K] [D] 一隅 [いちぐう] (n) corner; nook [K] [D] 一軍 [いちぐん] (n) an army; the whole army; first string players (sports) [K] [D] 一月 [いちがつ] (n-adv) January [K] [D] 一件 [いっけん] (n) matter; item [K] [D] 一見 [いっけん] (adv,n,vs) (1) look; glimpse; glance; (2) (adv) apparently; seemingly; (3) first meeting [K] [D] 一元 [いちげん] (adj-no,n) unitary [K] [D] 一元化 [いちげんか] (n) unification; centralization [K] [D] 一言 [いちごん] (n) single word [K] [D] 一言 [ひとこと] (n) single word [K] [D] 一個 [いっこ] (n) piece; fragment [K] [D] 一戸建て [いっこだて] (n) (separate) house [K] [D] 一口 [ひとくち] (n) mouthful; one word; bite; sip; draft [K] [D] 一向 [いっこう] (adv) (not) at all [K] [D] 一向に [いっこうに] (adv) (not) at all [K] [D] 一校 [いっこう] (n) whole school; the first proof; one proofreading [K] [D] 一行 [いちぎょう] (n) line; row; troupe; party [K] [D] 一行 [いっこう] (n) line; row; troupe; party [K] [D] 一刻 [いっこく] (adj-na,n-adv,n-t) (1) minute; moment; an instant; (2) stubborn; hot-headed [K] [D] 一国 [いっこく] (adj-na,n-adv,n-t) whole country; stubborn; hotheaded [K] [D] 一座 [いちざ] (n) (1) party; those present; troupe; (2) first seat [K] [D] 一昨日 [いっさくじつ] (n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday [K] [D] 一昨日 [おととい] (n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday [K] [D] 一昨年 [いっさくねん] (n-adv,n-t) year before last [K] [D] 一昨年 [おととし] (n-adv,n-t) year before last [K] [D] 一酸化炭素 [いっさんかたんそ] (n) carbon monoxide [K] [D] 一字 [いちじ] (n) letter; character [K] [D] 一時 [いちじ] (n-adv,n) one hour; short time; once; a time; temporarily; at one time; twelfth part of a day [K] [D] 一時 [ひととき] (n-adv,n) moment; time [K] [D] 一時期 [いちじき] (n-adv) a period (of time) [K] [D] 一時金 [いちじきん] (n) lump sum [K] [D] 一時的 [いちじてき] (adj-na,n) temporary [K] [D] 一式 [いっしき] (n) complete set; all; everything [K] [D] 一室 [いっしつ] (n) one room [K] [D] 一手 [いって] (n) move (in game); method; single-handed; monopoly [K] [D] 一種 [いっしゅ] (adv,n) species; kind; variety [K] [D] 一首 [いっしゅ] (n-adv,n-t) poem [K] [D] 一周 [いっしゅう] (n) once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year [K] [D] 一周年 [いっしゅうねん] (n) one full year [K] [D] 一週間 [いっしゅうかん] (n) one week [K] [D] 一重 [ひとえ] (n) one layer; single [K] [D] 一瞬 [いっしゅん] (n-adv,n-t) moment; instant [K] [D] 一緒 [いっしょ] (adv,n) together; meeting; company [K] [D] 一緒に [いっしょに] (adv) together (with); at the same time; in a lump [K] [D] 一助 [いちじょ] (n) help; assistance [K] [D] 一女 [いちじょ] (n) daughter; the eldest daughter; woman [K] [D] 一条 [いちじょう] (n) streak; matter; quotation [K] [D] 一色 [いっしょく] (adj-na,n) one color; one article [K] [D] 一審 [いっしん] (n) first instance; first trial [K] [D] 一心 [いっしん] (adv,n) one mind; wholeheartedness; the whole heart [K] [D] 一心に [いっしんに] (adv) with one mind [K] [D] 一新 [いっしん] (n) complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; renewal [K] [D] 一身 [いっしん] (n) oneself; one\'s own interests; throughout the body [K] [D] 一人 [ひとり] (n) one person [K] [D] 一人っ子 [ひとりっこ] (n) an only child [K] [D] 一人で [ひとりで] alone; by oneself; voluntarily; spontaneously; automatically [K] [D] 一人一人 [ひとりひとり] (n-t) one by one; each; one at a time [K] [D] 一人前 [いちにんまえ] (n) (1) adult; full manhood or womanhood; (2) one helping; one portion [K] [D] 一人息子 [ひとりむすこ] (n) an only son [K] [D] 一人物 [いちじんぶつ] (n) man of some importance; character [K] [D] 一人暮らし [ひとりぐらし] (n) a single life; a solitary life; living alone [K] [D] 一人娘 [ひとりむすめ] (n) an only daughter [K] [D] 一寸 [ちょっと] (ateji) (adv,int) (1) (uk) just a minute; short time; just a little; (2) somewhat; easily; readily; rather [K] [D] 一世 [いっせい] (n) a lifetime; a generation; foreign immigrant; Japanese immigrant to USA [K] [D] 一生 [いっしょう] (n-adv,n-t) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era [K] [D] 一生懸命 [いっしょうけんめい] (adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one\'s might [K] [D] 一斉 [いっせい] (n-adv,n) simultaneous; all at once [K] [D] 一斉に [いっせいに] (adv) simultaneously; all at once [K] [D] 一昔 [ひとむかし] (n) ages; long time; decade; the past ten years [K] [D] 一石 [いっせき] (n) one game (of go) [K] [D] 一石二鳥 [いっせきにちょう] (exp,n) killing two birds with one stone [K] [D] 一切 [いっさい] (n-adv,n) all; everything; without exception; the whole; entirely; absolutely [K] [D] 一節 [いっせつ] (n) a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure [K] [D] 一千 [いっせん] (n) 1,000; one thousand [K] [D] 一戦 [いっせん] (n) battle; game; bout [K] [D] 一線 [いっせん] (n) line [K] [D] 一層 [いっそう] (n-adv,n) much more; still more; all the more [K] [D] 一掃 [いっそう] (n) clean sweep [K] [D] 一足 [いっそく] (n-adv,n-t) pair (footwear) [K] [D] 一足 [ひとあし] (n) step [K] [D] 一族 [いちぞく] (n) (1) family; relatives; dependents; (2) household [K] [D] 一打 [いちだ] (n) stroke; blow [K] [D] 一体 [いったい] (adv,n) (1) one object; one body; (2) what on earth?; really?; (3) generally [K] [D] 一対一 [いったいいち] (n) one-to-one [K] [D] 一帯 [いったい] (n) region; zone; whole place [K] [D] 一代 [いちだい] (n) generation; lifetime; age [K] [D] 一大 [いちだい] (n) one large .. [K] [D] 一旦 [いったん] (adv) once; for a moment; one morning; temporarily [K] [D] 一端 [いっぱし] (adv,n) like other people [K] [D] 一団 [いちだん] (n) body; group; party; gang; troupe [K] [D] 一段 [いちだん] (adv,n) (1) more; much more; still more; all the more; (2) part (of a talk) [K] [D] 一段と [いちだんと] (adv) greater; more; further; still more [K] [D] 一段落 [いちだんらく] (n) pause [K] [D] 一男 [いちなん] (n) boy; eldest son [K] [D] 一致 [いっち] (n,vs) (1) coincidence; agreement; union; match; (2) conformity; consistency; (3) cooperation [K] [D] 一着 [いっちゃく] (n-t) first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes [K] [D] 一丁 [いっちょう] (n-adv) (1) one block (city); (2) piece; an order [K] [D] 一直線 [いっちょくせん] (n) straight line [K] [D] 一通 [いっつう] (n) one copy (of a document) [K] [D] 一通り [ひととおり] (adj-no,n) ordinary; usual; in general; briefly [K] [D] 一定 [いってい] (adj-no,n,vs) fixed; settled; definite; uniform; regularized; defined; standardized; certain; prescribed [K] [D] 一点 [いってん] (n) speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one [K] [D] 一途 [いちず] (adj-na,n) wholeheartedly; earnestly [K] [D] 一度 [いちど] (n-adv) once; one time; on one occasion [K] [D] 一度に [いちどに] (adv) all at once [K] [D] 一党 [いっとう] (n) party; clique [K] [D] 一等 [いっとう] (n) first-class; first-rank; A1; the most; the best [K] [D] 一同 [いちどう] (n) all present; all concerned; all of us [K] [D] 一堂 [いちどう] (n) one building (hall, temple, shrine, room) [K] [D] 一二 [いちに] (n) the first and second; a few [K] [D] 一日 [いちにち] (n) (1) one day; (2) first of month [K] [D] 一日 [ついたち] (n) (1) first of month [K] [D] 一日中 [いちにちじゅう] (n) throughout the day [K] [D] 一任 [いちにん] (n,vs) entrusting [K] [D] 一年生 [いちねんせい] (n) (1) annual (plant); (2) first-year university or high-school student (esp. US); freshman [K] [D] 一年中 [いちねんじゅう] (n-adv,n-t) all year round [K] [D] 一派 [いっぱ] (n) school; sect; party [K] [D] 一敗 [いっぱい] (n) one defeat [K] [D] 一杯 [いっぱい] (adj-na,adv,n) (1) cup of ..; drink; (2) full; (3) to the utmost; up to (one\'s income); a lot of; much [K] [D] 一倍 [いちばい] (n) one share; one amount [K] [D] 一泊 [いっぱく] (n) stopping one night [K] [D] 一発 [いっぱつ] (n-adv,n-t) (1) one shot; round; charge; (2) homerun (baseball) [K] [D] 一般 [いっぱん] (adj-no,n) general; liberal; universal; ordinary; average [K] [D] 一般に [いっぱんに] (adv) in general [K] [D] 一般的 [いっぱんてき] (adj-na) popular; typical; general [K] [D] 一晩 [ひとばん] (n-adv,n-t) one evening; all night; overnight [K] [D] 一晩中 [ひとばんじゅう] all night long; all through the night [K] [D] 一番 [いちばん] (n-adv) (1) best; first; number one; (2) game; round; bout; fall; event (in a meet) [K] [D] 一番手 [いちばんて] first player; first worker [K] [D] 一番乗り [いちばんのり] (n) leader of a charge; first to arrive [K] [D] 一票 [いっぴょう] a vote; ballot [K] [D] 一品 [いっぴん] (n) an item; article; dish; course [K] [D] 一部 [いちぶ] (n-adv,n) (1) one part; one portion; one section; some; (2) one copy, e.g. of a document [K] [D] 一部分 [いちぶぶん] (n) a part; a portion; a section [K] [D] 一風 [いっぷう] (n) eccentric [K] [D] 一分 [いちぶ] (n) one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryou (an old coin) [K] [D] 一文 [いちもん] (n) something insignificant; one mon (10th sen) [K] [D] 一変 [いっぺん] (n,vs) complete change; about-face [K] [D] 一辺倒 [いっぺんとう] (n) complete devotion to one side [K] [D] 一遍 [いっぺん] (n-adv) once [K] [D] 一遍に [いっぺんに] (adv) at one time [K] [D] 一歩 [いっぽ] (n-adv,n-t) a step [K] [D] 一方 [いっぽう] (conj,n-adv,n) (1) on the other hand; one side; one way; one direction; one party; the other party; (2) meanwhile; (3) only; simple; in turn [K] [D] 一方通行 [いっぽうつうこう] one-way traffic [K] [D] 一方的 [いっぽうてき] (adj-na) one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary [K] [D] 一本 [いっぽん] (n) (1) one long cylindrical thing; (2) one version; (3) a certain book; (4) a blow; (5) an experienced geisha [K] [D] 一枚 [いちまい] one thin flat object; one sheet [K] [D] 一枚岩 [いちまいいわ] (n) monolithic [K] [D] 一幕 [ひとまく] (n) one act [K] [D] 一抹 [いちまつ] (n) (1) a touch of; tinge of; (2) exhalation; wreath of smoke [K] [D] 一面 [いちめん] (adv,n) one side; one phase; front page; the other hand; the whole surface [K] [D] 一目 [いちもく] (n-adv,n-t) a glance; a look; a glimpse [K] [D] 一目 [ひとめ] (n-adv,n-t) a glance; a look; a glimpse [K] [D] 一問 [いちもん] (n) a question [K] [D] 一門 [いちもん] (n) the family; dependents; household; kin; clan [K] [D] 一夜 [いちや] (n-adv,n-t) one night; all night; overnight; one evening [K] [D] 一躍 [いちやく] (n-adv,n-t) (at) one bound [K] [D] 一様 [いちよう] (adj-na,n) uniformity; evenness; similarity; equality; impartiality [K] [D] 一翼 [いちよく] (n) a part [K] [D] 一覧 [いちらん] (n) at a glance; a look; a glance; a summary; (school) catalog [K] [D] 一覧表 [いちらんひょう] (n) list; table; schedule; catalogue [K] [D] 一里塚 [いちりづか] (n) milestone (1 ri apart) [K] [D] 一律 [いちりつ] (adj-na,n-adv,n) evenness; uniformity; monotony; equality [K] [D] 一流 [いちりゅう] (n) first-class; top grade; school (of art); foremost; top-notch; unique [K] [D] 一両 [いちりょう] (n-adv) (1) one vehicle; (2) one ryou (an old coin) [K] [D] 一塁 [いちるい] (n) first base; a fort [K] [D] 一例 [いちれい] (n) example; an instance [K] [D] 一連 [いちれん] (n) a series; a chain; a ream (of paper) [K] [D] 画一 [かくいつ] (adj-na,n) uniformity; standardization [K] [D] 間一髪 [かんいっぱつ] (n) hair\'s breadth [K] [D] 均一 [きんいつ] (adj-na,n) uniformity; equality [K] [D] 刻一刻 [こくいっこく] (adv) moment by moment; hour by hour [K] [D] 刻一刻と [こくいっこくと] moment by moment; hour by hour [K] [D] 今一つ [いまひとつ] (adv,n) one more; another; the other; not quite [K] [D] 十一 [じゅういち] (n) 11; eleven [K] [D] 十一月 [じゅういちがつ] (n-adv) November [K] [D] 人一倍 [ひといちばい] (adv,n) more than others; redoubled; unusual [K] [D] 随一 [ずいいち] (n) best; greatest; first [K] [D] 世界一 [せかいいち] (n-adv,n-t) best in the world [K] [D] 精一杯 [せいいっぱい] (n-adv) with all one\'s might [K] [D] 第一 [だいいち] (adv,n) first; foremost; # 1 [K] [D] 第一義 [だいいちぎ] (n) first principle; original or greatest import [K] [D] 第一人者 [だいいちにんしゃ] (n) leading person [K] [D] 第一声 [だいいっせい] (n) first tone; first speech [K] [D] 第一線 [だいいっせん] (n) the front (of a battlefield); forefront [K] [D] 第一歩 [だいいっぽ] (n) first step [K] [D] 択一 [たくいつ] (n) choosing an alternative [K] [D] 単一 [たんいつ] (adj-na,n) single; simple; sole; individual; unitory [K] [D] 逐一 [ちくいち] (adv) one by one; in detail; minutely [K] [D] 統一 [とういつ] (n,vs) unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible [K] [D] 同一 [どういつ] (adj-na,adj-no,n) identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness [K] [D] 二者択一 [にしゃたくいつ] (n) alternatively [K] [D] 日本一 [にっぽんいち] (n) Japan\'s best; number one in Japan [K] [D] 腹一杯 [はらいっぱい] (adv,n) bellyful; full stomach; to one\'s heart\'s content [K] [D] 万が一 [まんがいち] (adv,n) if by any chance; 10000 to 1 [K] [D] 万一 [まんいち] (adv,n) by some chance; by some possibility; if by any chance; 10,000:1 odds [K] [D] 満場一致 [まんじょういっち] (n) unanimous [K] [D] 唯一 [ゆいいつ] (adv,n) only; sole; unique [K] [D] 唯一 [ゆいつ] (adv,n) only; sole; unique [K] [D] 力一杯 [ちからいっぱい] (adv) with might and main [K] [D]

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