一番

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
simp. and trad.
(一番)		 一 番

Pronunciation

Noun

一番

  1. one time; once
    一番忙碌  ―  yīfān mánglù  ―  one time of business
    他當年對我的一番教導，讓我一生受用不盡。 [MSC, trad.]
    他当年对我的一番教导，让我一生受用不尽。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā dāngnián duì wǒ de yīfān jiàodǎo, ràng wǒ yīshēng shòuyòng bùjìn. [Pinyin]
    The guidance and instruction that he gave me in those years is something from which I will reap the benefits for the rest of my life.
  2. a type of; a kind of
    別有一番滋味 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    别有一番滋味 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 李煜《相見歡》
    biéyǒu yīfān zīwèi [Pinyin]
    a different feeling

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
一 番
いち
Grade: 1		 ばん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一番 (hiragana いちばん, rōmaji ichiban)

  1. first, number one
  2. game, round

Adverb

一番 (hiragana いちばん, rōmaji ichiban)

  1. most, -est, -most

(alternative reading hiragana いっばん, katakana イッバン, romaji ibban)

  1. (Kagoshima) most
    • 1984 November 15, Murakami, Motoka, “鹿カ児ゴ島ンマの猛も者さたちの巻まき [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六ム三サ四シの剣けん [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
      よし！　さっそくおめたちと稽 (けい)古 (こ)さしたい！それがオレからの返 (へん)礼 (れい)だ！この夏 (なつ)木 (き)六 (ム)三 (サ)四 (シ)殺 (ころ)せるもんなら殺 (ころ)してみろ！
      Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
      Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
      ほんなら夏 (なつ)木 (き)ー‼まず一 (イッ)番 (バン)にオイと勝 (しょう)負 (ぶ)じゃっ‼
      Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
      Awrite den, Natsuki‼ Ah’ll be yer first opponent‼
      (literally, “In that case, Natsuki‼ Settle with me first and foremost‼”)
Synonyms
  • いの一番
  • 大一番
  • 開口一番
  • 緊褌一番
  • 此処一番
  • 大死一番
  • 春一番
  • 奮起一番
  • 結びの一番
  • 励声一番
  • 一番鶏
  • 一番手
  • 一番出世
  • 一番勝負
  • 一番乗り
  • 一番星
  • 一番線
  • 一番太鼓
  • 一番茶
  • 一番弟子
  • 一番風呂
  • 一番打者

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
一 番
ひと
Grade: 1		 つがい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一番 (hiragana ひとつがい, rōmaji hitotsugai, historical hiragana ひとつがひ)

  1. a (single) pair, couple, brace (male-female pair of animals)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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