- 1. [num] one
- 2. [n] for one thing — often used in itemized lists
- 3. [n] only — after a noun
- 4. [n] (not) even — with a verb in negative form
- 5. [n, adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
- 6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
Kanji in this word
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一
one, one radical (no.1)On: イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hito.tsu)
Example Sentences
１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。
No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
一つには、私は貧しいし、それにまた忙しくもある。
For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.
妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。
He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.