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Meanings: one, 1 On Readings: イチ ichi, イツ itsu Kun Readings: ひと hito, ひと（つ） hito(tsu) Most Used Pronunciation: ichi JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 一 Stroke Number: 1

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Common jukugo
一人 - ひとり hitori - alone, one person (abnormal pronunciation)
一番 - いちばん ichi ban - #1, the best
世界一 - せ　かい　いち se kai ichi - the best in the world
一万円 - いち　まん　えん ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
一年中 - いち　ねん　じゅう ichi nen juu - all year round [CHUU becomes JUU]
一念発起 - いち　ねん　ほっき ichi nen hokki - to be resolved to do something
一目惚れ - ひと　め　ぼれ hito me bore - love at first sight
一歩一歩 - いっぽ　いっぽ ippo ippo - step by step, little by little
一石二鳥 - いっせき　に　ちょう isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds - to kill 2 birds with one stone
一回 - いっかい ikkai - once, one time
一位 - いち　い ichi i - first place
一割 - いち　わり - Ten percent
一歳 - いっさい issai - one year old
一昨日 - いっさく　じつ issaku jitsu - the day before yesterday
一糸 - いっし isshi - a thread, a stitch

Useful Examples
Japanese: 僕の妻は店で一番高いカバンを買ってしまった。
Romaji: boku no tsuma wa mise de ichiban takai kaban o katte shimatta.
English: My wife bought the most expensive purse in the store! (shimatta implies it is unfortunate)

Japanese: 試験まであと一週間。
Romaji: shiken made ato isshuukan.
English: There is 1 week before the test.

Japanese: 果物の中で何が一番好きですか？
Romaji: kudamono no naka de nani ga ichiban suki desu ka?
Literal: fruits-(possessive)-among-at-what-(subject marker)-best-like-question
English: Among all fruit, what do you like the best?

Japanese: この時計は一万円だった。
Romaji: kono tokei wa ichiman'en datta.
English: This watch cost me ten thousand yen.

Japanese: 用紙の一番下に名前を書け。
Romaji: youshi no ichibanshita ni namae o kake.
English: Write your name at the bottom of the paper.

Japanese: もう一回やってみよう。
Romaji: mou ikkai yatte miyou.
English: Let's try once again.

Japanese: 町の一流のレストランの多くは八月いっぱいは休業する。
Romaji: machi no ichiryuu no resutoran no ooku wa hachigatsu ippai wa kyuugyou suru.
English: Many of the city's leading restaurants close down for the whole of August.

Japanese: 研究用として一部屋取っておく。
Romaji: kenkyuuyou to shite hito heya totte oku.
English: Allocate a room for research purposes.

Japanese: もう薬を一服飲む時間ですよ。
Romaji: mou kusuri o ippuku nomu jikan desu yo.
English: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.

Japanese: 第一印象が大事である。
Romaji: daiichi inshou ga daiji de aru.
English: First impressions are important.

Japanese: その機械は一日中作動しています。
Romaji: sono kikai wa ichinichijuu sadou shite imasu.
English: The machine operates all day long.

Japanese: 農場主は一日中畑を耕した。
Romaji: noujoushu wa ichinichijuu hatake o tagayashita.
English: The farmer plowed his field all day.

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Notes/Mnemonic
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Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.