JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
一 means one. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 1 stroke, read いち or ひと. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 一日 (one day (duration)) and 一番 (best (most) / first / number one).
一 is written in 1 stroke, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
一 is a pictograph. It is not built from smaller parts: the character is a picture of the thing itself, which is why it cannot be broken down further.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | いち | one |
| 一日 | いちにち | one day (duration) |
| 一番 | いちばん | best (most) / first / number one |
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