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一

いち

one

Mnemonic

One stroke, and the first thing anyone ever writes. One itch, dead centre of your back, and nothing else in the world matters, itchy. いち.

Worth knowing

The reading shifts in compounds: 一つ ひとつ, 一日 ついたち.

Built from

one
A single stroke. It doesn't get simpler than this.

Also read いち

position, place

Words sharing these kanji

(the) most once instant, for a moment what on earth, what the… once more for the time being, more or less together in one go (one) part single word, a few words number one, first not at all, absolutely nothing

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