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[ひと()·つがい()]
hitotsugai
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

hitotsugai
[ひと()···]
hitotsugai
[ひと()···]
hitotsugai

Root Words:

[ひと() + つがい()]
hito + tsugai

English Meaning(s) for 一番

noun
  1. pair; couple; brace

Definition and Synonyms for 一番

Foremost before anything else
Synonyms: まず, とりあえず, ひとつがい, まずもって, 一番, 何はさておき, 第一
Better from a position of superiority or authority
Synonyms: ひとつがい, 一番
First before another in time, space, or importance
Synonyms: まず, ひとつがい, まずもって, 一番, 1等
Number One the first element in a countable series
Synonyms: ピン, トップ, ひとつがい, ナンバーワン, 一番, いの一番, 一番目, 最前, 第一
Number One the first or highest in an ordering or series
Synonyms: はじめ, トップ, ひとつがい, ナンバーワン, 一番, いの一番, 一級, 光一, 初め, 初める, 最初, 真っ先, 第一, 1等, 随一
Foremost prominently forward
Synonyms: まず, ひとつがい, まずもって, 一番, 真っ先に

Meanings for each kanji in 一番

» one; one radical (no.1)
» turn; number in a series

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Ordinal Number the number designating place in an ordered sequence
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