Word Meaning 一等

いっとう ittou

一等 is read as いっとう (ittou) and means most.

Meaning

English

  1. most
  2. best
  3. one degree
  4. one level
  5. one grade
  6. first class
  7. first rank
  8. first grade

Reading

Kana

いっとう

Romaji

ittou

Writing Variants

  • 1等 いっとう ittou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4380 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一親等

いっしんとう

first degree of kinship

一等最初

いっとうさいしょ

first off

一等海佐

いっとうかいさ

captain (JMSDF)

一等航海士

いっとうこうかいし

first mate

一等兵曹

いっとうへいそう

chief petty officer (IJN)

死一等を減ずる

しいっとうをげんずる

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一定

いってい

fixed

一昨年

おととし

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

Example Sentences

9

このほてるはいっとうのさーびすでしられている。

this hotel is known for its first-class service.

The goal is the first prize.

He got the first prize.

It was Janet that won first prize.

The grand prize is a kiss from the princess.

He won the first prize in the lottery.

I competed with him for the first prize.

Tom's hope was to win first prize.

Naomi is very glad about having won first prize.