一個

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 (a measure word); individual
trad. (一個) 一 個
simp. (一个) 一 个

Pronunciation

Determiner

一個

  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
    給我一個就好了。 / 给我一个就好了。  ―  Gěi wǒ yīge jiù hǎo le.  ―  One will do.
    一個愛嘮叨的奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
    一个爱唠叨的奶奶 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge ài láodao de nǎinai [Pinyin]
    a nagging grandmother
    一個陌生女人的來信 [MSC, trad.]
    一个陌生女人的来信 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]
    a letter from an unknown woman
    一個時代的產物 / 一个时代的产物  ―  yīge shídài de chǎnwù  ―  a product of an era
    法語是一個美麗的語言。 [MSC, trad.]
    法语是一个美丽的语言。 [MSC, simp.]
    Fǎyǔ shì yīge měilì de yǔyán. [Pinyin]
    French is a beautiful language.
  2. same

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
一 個
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ko, “thing”, general counter used for any object).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 一箇

Noun

一個 (hiragana いっこ, rōmaji ikko)

  1. one (of anything)
  2. a, an
Synonyms
  • 一 (ひと)つ (hitotsu)
  • 一ケ (いっか) (ikka)
  • 一ヶ (いっか) (ikka)
  • 一 (いっ)カ (ikka)
  • 一 (いっ)か (ikka)
  • 一 (いっ)箇 (か) (ikka)
  • 一個 (いっか) (ikka)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
一 個
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 か
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ka, “thing”, general counter used for any object),[1][2] using the tōon reading of ka for the second character.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 一箇, 一ケ, 一ヶ, 一カ, 一か

Noun

一個 (hiragana いっか, rōmaji ikka)

  1. one (of anything)
  2. a, an
Usage notes

The ikka reading is more often encountered in a prefixing role, as in 一個所 (ikka sho, “one place”), 一個月 (ikka getsu, “one month (as a duration of time)”).

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

See also
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/一個
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