The kanji 一: meaning, readings and stroke order

一

Meaning: one
On reading: イチ ichi、イツ itsu
Kun reading: ひと hito、ひと（つ） hitotsu
Strokes: 1
Radical: 一 one
Level: Level 1 · grade 1

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: số một (nhất)
Japanese: かずのいち。ひとつ。
Korean: 하나 (일)
Chinese: 数字一

Readings, words and example sentences

イチ ichi · on reading

一いち年ねん生せい
first grader
いもうとは小学一いち年ねん生せいです。
My little sister is in first grade.
一いち日にち
one day, all day
きのうは 一いち日にち あそびました。
I played all day yesterday.

イツ itsu · on reading · less common

同どう一いつ
exactly the same
二つの字は 同どう一いつです。
The two characters are exactly the same.

ひと hito · kun reading

一ひと人り
one person, alone
きょうは 一ひと人りでるすばんをします。
Today I'll stay home by myself.

ひと（つ） hitotsu · kun reading

一ひとつ
one (thing)
あめを 一ひとつ ください。
One candy, please.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.