一 Kanji – one
The Japanese kanji 一 can mean one, one radical (no.1).
Meaning and Readings
How is 一 read?
一 has the onyomi readings イチ, イツ and the kunyomi readings ひと-, ひとつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ichi, itsu, hito, hitotsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 一
These common Japanese words contain 一. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一（いち） — one, 1
- 一つ（ひとつ） — one
- 一つ一つ（ひとつひとつ） — one-by-one, separately, in detail
- 一握り（ひとにぎり） — a handful (of)
- 一安心（ひとあんしん） — feeling of relief (for the time being), peace of mind (for now)
- 一位（いちい） — first place, first rank
- 一員（いちいん） — one person, one member
- 一因（いちいん） — one cause, one reason, one factor
- 一円（いちえん） — one yen
- 一応（いちおう） — more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, technically