Word Meaning 一番

いちばん ichiban

一番 is read as いちばん (ichiban) and means best.

Meaning

English

best
most
song (e.g. in noh)
piece
game
round
bout
number one

Reading

Kana

いちばん

Romaji

ichiban

Writing Variants

1番いちばん ichiban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 1586 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一一九番

ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん

119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)

一番手

いちばんて

first person (to do)

一番乗り

いちばんのり

first (person) to arrive

一番上

いちばんうえ

highest

一番目

いちばんめ

first (in a series)

一番出世

いちばんしゅっせ

newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo

一番多い

いちばんおおい

most numerous

一番勝負

いちばんしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

春一番

はるいちばん

first storm of spring

朝一番

あさいちばん

first thing in the morning

大一番

おおいちばん

decisive game

大死一番

だいしいちばん

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

Example Sentences

一番後ろの席に座った。

いちばんうしろのせきにすわった。

I sat in the very back seat.

私が一番。

I'm first.

俺が一番だ。

I'm the best.

我が家が一番！

There is no place like home.

一番乗りだ。

We are the first to arrive.

私は一番です。

I'm the best.

夏が一番好き。

I like summer best.

ボストンが一番！

There's no place like Boston.

ピザが一番好き。

Pizza is my favourite food.

私が一番上です。

I'm the first-born.

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