Word Meaning 一番

ひとつがい hitotsugai

一番 is read as ひとつがい (hitotsugai) and means pair.

Meaning

English

  1. pair
  2. couple
  3. brace

Reading

Kana

ひとつがい

Romaji

hitotsugai

Writing Variants

  • 1つがい ひとつがい hitotsugai
  • 一つがい ひとつがい hitotsugai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 53234 Priority I

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

10

いちばんうしろのせきにすわった。

I sat in the very back seat.

I'm first.

I'm the best.

There is no place like home.

We are the first to arrive.

I'm the best.

I like summer best.

There's no place like Boston.

Pizza is my favourite food.

I'm the first-born.