一番

いちばん

ichiban

いち
ばん

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number one; first; first place — 一番
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いち
ばん

ichiban

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. number one; first; first place

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    トムはクラスで一番(いちばん)だ。
    Tom is first in his class.
  2. best; most

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    EXAMPLE
    時間(じかん)一番(いちばん)大切(たいせつ)だ。
    Time is the most precious thing.
  3. game; round; bout

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    チェスを一番(いちばん)どうですか。
    What do you say to a game of chess?
  4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
  5. song (e.g. in noh); piece

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

What does 一番 mean in English?

  1. number one; first; first place(n, adj-no)
  2. best; most(adv)
  3. game; round; bout(n)
  4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively(adv)
  5. song (e.g. in noh); piece(n)

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一番 (ichiban)