いち
一
ばん
番

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. number one, first, first place.

adverb

  1. best, most.

noun

  1. game, round, bout.

adverb

  1. as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively.

noun

  1. song (e.g. in noh), piece.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いち
一
ばん
番
 一番 いちばん ✔
いち
１
ばん
番
 １番 いちばん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
turn, number in a series
バン　つが.い　は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)