一個

See also: 一个

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual
trad. (一個)		一	個
simp. (一个)		一	个

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīge

(Zhuyin): ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ go³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-ke
Min Nan (POJ): chi̍t-ê / chi̍t-gê / chi̍t-kò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīge [Phonetic: yíge]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1.ge
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ g̊ə/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ go³
  - Yale: yāt go
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ go³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ go³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-ke
  - Hakka Romanization System: id` ge
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ ge⁴
  - IPA: /it̚² ke⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-ke
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id` ge
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ ge⁴
  - IPA: /(j)it̚² ke⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-ê
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-ê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cid'ee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-gê
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-gê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cidgee
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕit̚²⁴⁻²² ge²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-kò
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-kò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cidkoix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕit̚²⁴⁻²² ko⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

Determiner

一個

Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one

給我一個就好了。 / 给我一个就好了。 ― Gěi wǒ yīge jiù hǎo le. ― One will do.

一個愛嘮叨的奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
一个爱唠叨的奶奶 [MSC, simp.]
yīge ài láodao de nǎinai [Pinyin]
a nagging grandmother

一個陌生女人的來信 [MSC, trad.]
一个陌生女人的来信 [MSC, simp.]
yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]
a letter from an unknown woman

一個時代的產物 / 一个时代的产物 ― yīge shídài de chǎnwù ― a product of an era

Derived terms

一個人／一个人 (yīgèrén)
一個勁／一个劲 (yīgèjìn)
一個唱紅臉，一個唱白臉／一个唱红脸，一个唱白脸
一個巴掌拍不響／一个巴掌拍不响 (yī gè bāzhang pāi bù xiǎng)
一個心眼兒／一个心眼儿

一個樣／一个样
一個籬笆三個樁，一個好漢三個幫／一个篱笆三个桩，一个好汉三个帮
一個蘿蔔一個坑／一个萝卜一个坑
一個鼻孔出氣／一个鼻孔出气

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	個
いち > いっ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ko, “thing”, general counter used for any object).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) いっこ [íꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ik̚ko̞]

Alternative forms

一箇

Noun

一個 (hiragana いっこ, rōmaji ikko)

one (of anything)
a, an

Synonyms

一 (ひと)つ (hitotsu)
一ケ (いっか) (ikka)
一ヶ (いっか) (ikka)
一 (いっ)カ (ikka)
一 (いっ)か (ikka)
一 (いっ)箇 (か) (ikka)
一個 (いっか) (ikka)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	個
いち > いっ Grade: 1	か Grade: 5
on’yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ka, “thing”, general counter used for any object),^[1]^[2] using the tōon reading of ka for the second character.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) いっか [íꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ik̚ka̠]

Alternative forms

一箇, 一ケ, 一ヶ, 一カ, 一か

Noun

一個 (hiragana いっか, rōmaji ikka)

one (of anything)
a, an

Usage notes

The ikka reading is more often encountered in a prefixing role, as in 一個所 (ikka sho, “one place”), 一個月 (ikka getsu, “one month (as a duration of time)”).

Synonyms

一 (ひと)つ (hitotsu)

References

1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN