一番

Meanings

1. number one; first; first place
2. best; most
3. game; round; bout
4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
5. song (e.g. in noh); piece

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, adverb

Kanji

• 一

  Meanings

  one, one radical (no.1)

  On reading

  イチ、イツ

  Kun reading

  ひと-、ひと.つ

  Strokes

  1

• 番

  Meanings

  turn, number in a series

  On reading

  バン

  Kun reading

  つが.い

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• このネクタイにしましょう、一番よさそうだから。

  I will take this tie, as it seems to be the best.

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