one
On'yomi (音読み)
- イチ
- イツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ひと.つ
About this kanji
The kanji 「一」 represents the number one, which is fundamental in counting and expressing quantities. It can be used as a noun or as part of verbs in various contexts. Common compounds include 一日 (いちにち), meaning "one day," which can refer to a single day or a full day of activities; 一緒 (いっしょ), meaning "together," used when referring to doing something with someone; and 一回 (いっかい), meaning "one time," which indicates a single occurrence of an event. A useful note is that when counting items, you use the kun'yomi reading ひと.つ for one object, while the on'yomi readings are more common in compound words.
Example sentences
一つのリンゴがある。
There is one apple.
Meanings across languages
- English
- one
- Tiếng Việt
- một
- 日本語
- いち
- 한국어
- 하나
- 中文
- 一
- id
- satu
- th
- หนึ่ง
- es
- uno
- fr
- un
- de
- eins
- pt
- um
Common compounds
- 一日one day
- 一緒together
- 一回one time
Words using this kanji
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