Word Meaning 一子

いっし isshi

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

Meaning

English

one child
one of several children (esp. the son and heir)
one stone
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 21026 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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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

いちにんまえ

adult

一日

いちにち

1st day of the month

一時

ひととき

two-hour period

一

ひとつ

(not) even

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

一生

いっしょう

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

一一

いちいち

one-by-one

Example Sentences

第一子は2006年に生まれました。

Our first child was born in 2006.

去年、第一子を出産しました。

I delivered my first child last year.

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