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一
JLPT N5 SL1 1 strokes Frequency: #2

Meanings

one

Radicals

一

Decomposition

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Etymology

Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 1

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
イチ ichi

Used in compound words

イツ itsu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ひと hito

Standalone, with つ or り suffix

ついたち tsuitachi

Special reading for 一日

Words Using This Kanji

2074 words total
Other (20 words)
一服休憩 いっぷくきゅうけい

tea (coffee, cigarette) break

左右一対 さゆういっつい

left-and-right pair

一般名詞 いっぱんめいし

common noun

小倉百人一首 おぐらひゃくにんいっしゅ

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu

一両日中 いちりょうじつちゅう

within the next couple of days

一体性 いったいせい

oneness

一芸入試 いちげいにゅうし

(system of) admitting students on the basis on their non-academic abilities (e.g. sports, art; as opposed to exam results)

一発回答 いっぱつかいとう

first and final offer in labor-management negotiations

一年前 いちねんまえ

one year ago

一家離散 いっかりさん

the breakup (dispersal) of a family

一致結束 いっちけっそく

closing ranks

一代分限 いちだいぶんげん

new money

一粒万倍 いちりゅうまんばい

a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest

一世一元 いっせいいちげん

the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor

一世一元 いっせいいちげん

the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor

一幕見席 ひとまくみせき

special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

一件書類 いっけんしょるい

all the papers (documents) relating to a case

一発逆転 いっぱつぎゃくてん

turning things around with a home run

二進一退 にしんいったい

two steps forward, one step back

関税貿易一般協定 かんぜいぼうえきいっぱんきょうてい

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (abolished in 1995)