一 one
- On'yomi
- イチ、イツ
- Kun'yomi
- ひと、ひと-つ
- Strokes
- 1
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 1
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): ひと-つ.
Stroke order
- 1
Remember it
A single horizontal stroke — one finger laid flat on the table means one.
A common word
- 一人 ひとり one person
Example sentences
りんごを一つください。
りんごをひとつください。
One apple, please.
一年は十二か月です。
いちねんはじゅうにかげつです。
One year is twelve months.
Don't confuse it with
- 七 seven
- 丁 street N1