いち

One

N5noun·ichi

How to remember it

The single horizontal stroke 一 literally looks like the number one.

Example sentences

  • 一から始めましょう。

    いちからはじめましょう。

    Let's start from one.

  • 一、二、三と数えます。

    いち、に、さんとかぞえます。

    I count one, two, three.

Usage

Read as 'ichi' when counting; shifts to 'itsu' or 'hito' inside compounds.

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