Vocabulary

What does 一番 (いちばん, ichiban) mean?

一番 (いちばん, ichiban) means number one, the most, first place.

Quick facts
Readingいちばん
Romajiichiban
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
いちばん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonichiban

number one, the most, first place

GenkiGenki 10
  1. 1noun · no-adjective number one; first; first place
  2. 2adverb best; most
  3. 3noun game; round; bout
  4. 4adverb as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment
  5. 5noun song (e.g. in noh); piece

Example sentences

  • I like being number one.

  • This shop is the cheapest.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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