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Breakdown of ichi
one
一
Usages of ichi
十 一juu ichi
11
百 一hyaku ichi
101
一回ikkai
once
四時 十 一分yoji juu ippun
4:11
七時 六分shichiji roppun
7:06
一月ichigatsu
January
十 一月juu ichigatsu
November
一歳issai
one year old
一時ichiji
1:00
一分ippun
one minute
一つhitotsu
one (object)
一枚ichimai
one flat, thin object
一千issen
1,000
一万ichiman
ten thousand
一日tsuitachi
day one
一日ichinichi
one day
三十一日sanjuuichinichi
day thirty-one; thirty-one days
一時 に 食べました。ichiji ni tabemashita.
I ate at one o'clock.
一時間 食べました。ichijikan tabemashita.
I ate for one hour.
一段ichidan
verb group 2
彼女 の パーティー は 今日 の 夜 八時 から 十一時 まで です。kanojo no paatii wa kyou no yoru hachiji kara juuichiji made desu.
Her party is today in the evening from eight o'clock till eleven o'clock.
十 一歳juu issai
eleven years old
十 一時juu ichiji
11:00
十 一分juu ippun
eleven minutes
一本ippon
one long, cylindrical object
あのう、 ビール を もう 一本 お願いします。anou, biiru o mou ippon onegaishimasu.
Um, another (bottle of) beer please.
一階ikkai
first floor; ground floor
八百屋 は 一階 に あります。yaoya wa ikkai ni arimasu.
The greengrocer is on the ground floor.
豚肉 は 一 キログラム いくら です か？butaniku wa ichi kiroguramu ikura desu ka?
How much is 1 kilogram of pork?
私たち は 年 に 一度 しか 海 に 行かない。watashitachi wa toshi ni ichido shika umi ni ikanai.
We go to the sea only once a year.
一度ichido
once
生 ビール を 一杯 ください。nama biiru o ippai kudasai.
One glass of draft beer, please.
生 ビール を もう 一杯 ください。nama biiru o mou ippai kudasai.
Another glass of draft beer, please.
バニラ アイス を 一杯 ください。banira aisu o ippai kudasai.
One scoop of vanilla ice cream, please.
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