What does the kanji 一 mean?

The kanji 一 (hitotsu) means "one". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "hitotsu"?

"hitotsu" is written with the kanji 一, meaning "one". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) いち (ichi), kunyomi (native Japanese) ひとつ (hitotsu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 一?

Write 一 ("one") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 一?

一 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) いち (ichi), kunyomi (native Japanese) ひとつ (hitotsu).

一“one” Kanjihitotsu / ichi

JLPT N5

How to write 一

一 (one) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

one

Onyomi (音読み)

いち ichi

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

ひと（つ） hito(tsu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 一

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

リンゴをもう一ひとついかがですか。
Would you like another apple?
一つ (ひとつ)
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もう一生いっしょうこんなことはしません。
I'll never do this kind of thing again for as long as I live.
一生 (いっしょう)
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一休ひとやすみしませんか。
How about taking a rest?
一休み (ひとやすみ)
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Read 一 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.