一番

Chinese

 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
simp. and trad.
(一番)		 一 番

Pronunciation

Noun

一番

  1. one time; once
    一番忙碌  ―  yīfān mánglù  ―  one time of busyness
    他當年對我的一番教導，讓我一生受用不盡。 [MSC, trad.]
    他当年对我的一番教导，让我一生受用不尽。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā dāngnián duì wǒ de yīfān jiàodǎo, ràng wǒ yīshēng shòuyòng bùjìn. [Pinyin]
    The guidance and instruction that he gave me in those years is something from which I will reap the benefits for the rest of my life.
  2. a type of; a kind of
    別有一番滋味 / 别有一番滋味  ―  biéyǒu yīfān zīwèi  ―  a different feeling

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一 番
いち
Grade: 1		 ばん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一番 (hiragana いちばん, rōmaji ichiban)

  1. first, number one
  2. game, round

Adverb

一番 (hiragana いちばん, rōmaji ichiban)

  1. most, -est, -most
Synonyms
  • いの一番
  • 大一番
  • 開口一番
  • 緊褌一番
  • 此処一番
  • 大死一番
  • 春一番
  • 奮起一番
  • 結びの一番
  • 励声一番
  • 一番鶏
  • 一番手
  • 一番出世
  • 一番勝負
  • 一番乗り
  • 一番星
  • 一番線
  • 一番太鼓
  • 一番茶
  • 一番弟子
  • 一番風呂
  • 一番打者

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一 番
ひと
Grade: 1		 つがい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一番 (hiragana ひとつがい, rōmaji hitotsugai, historical hiragana ひとつがひ)

  1. a (single) pair, couple, brace (male-female pair of animals)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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