Word Meaning 一子

いっし isshi

一子 is read as いっし (isshi) and means one child.

Meaning

English

  1. one child
  2. one of several children (esp. the son and heir)
  3. one stone
  4. only child

Reading

Kana

いっし

Romaji

isshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 21078 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人っ子

ひとりっこ

(an) only child

一人子

ひとりご

(an) only child

一人息子

ひとりむすこ

only son

一人っ子政策

ひとりっこせいさく

one-child policy (of the PRC)

一人

ひとり

one person

一人前

ひとりまえ

adult

一人一人

ひとりびとり

each (person)

一日

いちじつ

1st day of the month

一日

いっぴ

1st day of the month

一時

いっとき

two-hour period

ひとつ

(not) even

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

Example Sentences

2

Our first child was born in 2006.

I delivered my first child last year.