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    3. 一番

    一番

    一いち番ばん

    number one

    N3KMT1News #1+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    １番

    いちばん

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    number one, first, first place

    Adverb

    2.
    best, most

    Noun

    3.
    game, round, bout

    Adverb

    4.
    as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively

    Noun

    5.
    song (e.g. in noh), piece

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    これが一いち番ばんです。

    This is the best.

    KMT1Core Concepts
    彼かれはクラスで一いち番ばん背せが高たかいです。

    He is the tallest in the class.

    KMT1Core ConceptsEducation
    この中なかで一いち番ばん好すきな食たべ物ものは何なんですか。

    What is your favorite food among these?

    KMT2Core ConceptsFood & Dining
    富ふ士じ山さんは日に本ほんで一いち番ばん高たかい山やまです。

    Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.

    KMT2Core ConceptsNature & Environment
    一いち番ばんにゴールしたのは彼かれでした。

    He was the one who reached the goal first.

    KMT2Core ConceptsSports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    番
    つが.い…(3)
    turn・number in a series
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