一 — one

Readings

On'yomi

イチイツ

Kun'yomi

ひと-ひと.つ

Example words

• 一人ひとり(1) one person (2) alone; unmarried; solitary
• 一昨年おととしyear before last
• 一つひとつ(1) one (2) for one thing (often used in itemized lists) (3) (after a noun) only (4) (with a verb in negative form) (not) even (5) just (i.e. "just try it")
• 一番いちばん(1) best; first; number one (2) game; round; bout; fall; event (in a meet)
• 一部いちぶ(1) one part; one portion; one section; some (2) one copy (e.g. of a document)
• 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 (2) on the one hand; on the other hand (3) whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn (4) (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
• 一緒いっしょ(1) together (2) at the same time (3) same; identical
• 一層いっそう(1) much more; still more; all the more; more than ever (2) single layer (or storey, etc.) (3) rather; sooner; preferably