一番

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīfān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄈㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ faan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīfān [Phonetic: yìfān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yifan
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-fan¹
    • Yale: yī-fān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifan
    • Palladius: ифань (ifanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ faan¹
    • Yale: yāt fāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ faan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ fan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵/

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
goon	kan'yōon

From 一(いち) (ichi) + 番(ばん) (-ban).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちばん [ìchíꜜbàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2]) noun
• (Tokyo) いちばん [ìchíbáń] (Heiban – [0]) adverb
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕibã̠ɴ]

Noun

一(いち)番(ばん) • (ichiban) 

1. first, number one
2. game, round

Adverb

一(いち)番(ばん) • (ichiban) 

1. most, -est, -most

   一(いち)番(ばん)美(うつく)しい ― ichiban utsukushii ― the most beautiful

   一(いち)番(ばん)速(はや)い ― ichiban hayai ― the fastest

   一(いち)番(ばん)上(うえ)の引(ひ)き出(だ)し ― ichiban ue no hikidashi ― the topmost drawer

   一(いち)番(ばん)いい先(せん)生(せい) ― ichiban ii sensei ― the best teacher

   動(どう)詞(し)は一(いち)番(ばん)最(さい)後(ご)にくる。 ― dōshi wa ichiban saigo ni kuru. ― The verb comes last.

Synonyms

• 最(もっと)も (mottomo)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• いの一(いち)番(ばん) (i no ichiban)
• 大(おお)一(いち)番(ばん) (ō-ichiban)
• 開(かい)口(こう)一(いち)番(ばん) (kaikō ichiban)
• 緊(きん)褌(こん)一(いち)番(ばん) (kinkon ichiban)
• 此(こ)処(こ)一(いち)番(ばん) (koko ichiban)
• 大(だい)死(し)一(いち)番(ばん) (daishi ichiban)
• 春(はる)一(いち)番(ばん) (haru-ichiban)
• 奮(ふん)起(き)一(いち)番(ばん) (funki ichiban)
• 結(むす)びの一(いち)番(ばん) (musubi no ichiban)
• 励(れい)声(せい)一(いち)番(ばん) (reisei ichiban)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)鶏(どり) (ichiban-dori)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)手(て) (ichiban-te)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)出(しゅっ)世(せ) (ichiban shusse)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)勝(しょう)負(ぶ) (ichiban shōbu)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)乗(の)り (ichiban-nori)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)星(ぼし) (ichiban-boshi)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)線(せん) (ichiban-sen)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)太(だい)鼓(こ) (ichiban daiko)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)茶(ちゃ) (ichiban-cha)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)弟(で)子(し) (ichiban deshi)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) (ichiban buro)
• 一(いち)番(ばん)打(だ)者(しゃ) (ichiban dasha)

See also

• 最(さい)高(こう) (saikō)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 一級棒／一级棒 (yījíbàng)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	番
いち > いっ Grade: 1	ばん Grade: 2
goon	kan'yōon

Dialectal variation of standard Japanese ichiban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ib̚b̥ã̠ɴ]

Adverb

一(いっ)番(ばん) or 一番(イッバン) • (ibban) 

1. (Kagoshima, dialect) most
2. (Kagoshima, dialect) first
   • 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “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!!”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
一	番
ひと Grade: 1	つが(い) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) +‎ 番 (tsugai, “pair, couple, brace”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 番う.).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひとつがい [hìtótsúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) ひとつがい [hìtóꜜtsùgàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞t͡sɨɡa̠i]

Noun

一(ひと)番(つがい) • (hitotsugai) ^{←ひとつがひ (fitotugafi)?}

1. a (single) pair, couple, brace (male-female pair of animals)
2. (gagaku, bugaku, dance) a style of performance consisting of pairs of left and right dances