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一番 (いちばん): best (most), first, number one — Japanese vocabulary

一番 is read いちばん and means "best (most), first, number one". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

一番

Reading
いちばん · ichiban
Translation
best (most), first, number one
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
いちばんがいちばんが

Example

クラスで一番背が高いです。

クラスでいちばんせいがたかいです。

I'm the tallest in the class.

Kanji in this word

  • 一 — one
  • 番 — number, turn

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