[一] Handwritten Kanji for one and its Readings, Radical and Usage

 

Today’s Kanji is “一” (ichi). It looks very simple and easy, isn’t it? We can read it as “ichi” or “hito-tsu“, and meaning “one”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “一” (ichi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “一”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
一	イチ イツ ひと ひと-つ	ichi itsu hito hito-tsu	1	一	one

It has four readings, including 2 “音読み(on-yomi)” and 2 “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “一”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
一年生	いちねんせい	ichinensei	First grade students
一番になる	いちばんになる	ichiban ni naru	Get the first place
一口食べる	ひとくちたべる	hitokuchi taberu	Take a bite