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5 words matching '一' found
一 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Reading : いち   
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
3. first; foremost
noun
4. beginning; start
5. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 155,639 which gives a rank of 508
一 is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100 (about 6,560,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 196 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 144
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
おじ
いち
ざいさん
財産
つくった
My uncle made a fortune.
かのじょ
彼女
せっとく
説得
する
いち
しごと
仕事

It is a labor to persuade her.
かのじょ
彼女
わたし
つま
いち
ゆうじん
友人

She is a friend of my wife's.
いち
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 11,000 (about 67,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2592
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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BOOST
Reading : いち   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 27,000 (about 23,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10577
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BOOST
Reading : いち   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 0 (about 25,270,000,000 results)
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BOOST
Reading : いち   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 120,000,000 results)
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BOOST
Reading : いち   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 91,000 (about 2,380,000 results)
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一 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : ひと       ひい   
一 can be read in 3 ways: ひと (70%), ひ (30%), ひい (rare).
prefix
1. one  (see also: 一:いち; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 103,552 which gives a rank of 5,027
一 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100 (about 6,560,000,000 results)
Example sentences:
けんきゅう
研究
よう
として
ひと
へや
部屋
っておいて

Allocate a room for research purposes.
そのとき
やまおとこ
山男
がんやく
丸薬
ひと
つぶそっとのみました
The mountain man quietly swallowed one pill.
もうひとがんばりすれば
ちょうじょう
頂上

Make one more effort and you will reach the summit.
ひと
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 140,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4790
一 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : いっち   
most  (archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,808 which gives a rank of 109,934
一 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100 (about 6,570,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 51
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BOOST
Reading : いっち   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 78,900,000 results)
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一 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Reading : イー   
numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 58,306 which gives a rank of 17,661
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100 (about 6,550,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
一 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
一つ
BOOST
Reading : ひとつ   
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
3. only  (after a noun)
4. (not) even  (with a verb in negative form)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
5. just (e.g. "just try it")
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 235,779 which gives a rank of 1
一つ is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,990,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 46 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 494
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ひと
ください
One, please.
おおとろ
ひと
ください
One very-fatty tuna, please.
かいがい
海外
りょこう
旅行
わたし
たの
しみ
ひと
です
Traveling abroad is one of my favorite things.
ひとつ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 171,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1315
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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BOOST
Reading : ひとつ   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 11,000 (about 65,600,000 results)
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1つ
BOOST
Reading : ひとつ   
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1つ
BOOST
Reading : ひとつ   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 118,000,000 results)
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
イチ    one   
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シ   samurai
cover; covered   
さじ spoon   
covered beans of the samurai
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トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
イツ    idleness; diversion, deviation   
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メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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stick   
corner
legs
move
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