READING  イチ、イツ、ひと、ひと-つ
MEANING  one
JLPT level N5 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
いちばん
best, first, number one, game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)
ゆいいつ, ゆいつ
only, sole, unique
いちぶ
one part, one portion, one section, some, one copy (e.g. of a document)
いっぽう
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party, on the one hand, on the other hand, whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn, (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
まんいち, まんいつ
by some chance, by some possibility, if by any chance, 10,000 to 1 odds
 
Example sentences
唯一
「広辞苑にこう書いてあります」と言って、広辞苑を唯一の拠り所に論陣を張る人がよくいる。
There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.
一部
このスキャンダルで一部の高官が罷免される可能性がある。
The scandal could lead to the firing of some senior officials.
 
合衆国はかつて大英帝国の一部だった。
The United States was once part of the British Empire.
万一
もし万一再び失敗すると、私はその計画を断念するだろう。
If I should fail again, I would give up the plan.
 
彼は万一のためにお金をためるようなことはしない。
He never saves money for a rainy day.
 
毎週田中さんは万一に備えて少しずつお金をためている。
Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.
 
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