What does the kanji 一 mean?

Memory hook

A single horizontal stroke, the simplest character there is — ONE.

Main radical

Stroke order · 1 strokes

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Common words

• 一いちone; the number 1
• 一つひとつone (thing)
• 一日いちにちone day
• 一番いちばんnumber one, the most, first place
• 一言ひとことa word, a few words
• 唯一ゆいいつonly, sole

More words with this kanji

• 一人ひとりone person; alone
• 一月ひとつきone month
• 一緒いっしょtogether
• 一昨日おとといthe day before yesterday
• もう一度もういちどone more time, once again
• 一月いちがつJanuary (the first month of the year)
• 十一月じゅういちがつNovember
• 一度いちどonce, one time
• 一生懸命いっしょうけんめいwith all one's might, as hard as possible
• 一体いったいas one; on earth, actually (emphatic question)
• 一家いっかa family, the whole family
• 一層いっそうeven more, all the more
• 一帯いったいthe whole area, the entire region
• 一方いっぽうone side; on the other hand, while
• 一時いちじa period of time; temporarily
• 一生いっしょうone's whole life
• 一瞬いっしゅんan instant, a moment
• 一種いっしゅa kind, a type
• 一致いっちagreement, coincidence, match
• 一般いっぱんgeneral, common
• 一部いちぶa part, a portion
• 万一まんいちjust in case, in the unlikely event
• 同一どういつidentical, the same
• 一度にいちどにall at once