一番

いちばん

Best; first; number one

N5noun·ichiban

How to remember it

一 (one) + 番 (turn/number) = the first turn, the very best.

Example sentences

  • 一番好きな色は青です。

    いちばんすきないろはあおです。

    My favorite color is blue.

  • 一番早く起きました。

    いちばんはやくおきました。

    I woke up the earliest.

Usage

Works as an adverb ('the most'); place の after it before a noun.

Related words

最初一番目最高一番に

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