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 1929 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

たいしいちばん

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

ここ一番

ここいちばん

the crucial moment

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.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 10 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.