one

Usages of one

book; origin

To make a book, you need approximately one tree.

possible

One hook in the mouth makes it possible.

upside down box
component

This clearly looks like an upside down box. Doesn't it?

two
three
ten
big

This guy is so big that everywhere he goes, there's only space for one person.

lid
component

This obviously is a lid. Just look at it!

ひとhitori
one person; alone
king

The king is the one ruling the soil.

cliff
component

This one clearly looks like a cliff.

come

When you see one rice, you know that more will come.

go

If you want to go, you must step through one street. If you can't choose one, you won't be going anywhere.

child

A child, if you have even one you know your life is finished.

up
below; down
table
component

Among tables, there exists just one that's made with human legs. After that, it has been made forbidden.

woman
steam
component

If steam arises from gun one, use your second one.

seven

With one fishhook, you can catch seven fish.

hundred

One white page can give birth to a hundred different stories.

one
soil; earth

Ten crops, one soil.

measurement

You take your measurements by using one hook, which contains a dot for every centimeter.

いちiti
one
life

Your life depends on one cow, who gives you milk every day. Better take good care of it!

small bird
component
heaven

Heaven is one hell of a big place.

drawing; painting

To make a drawing, one needs a reason to open their container of creativity.

container
component
weeds
component

This kanji just looks like weeds sprouting from the ground.

feather
director

Your director was hooked in his one mouth.

lose
every
insect
page

You drink tea with a shellfish to make sure you're on the same page.

flag
component
ceremony
component
play
business

A business fires one sheep with animal legs.

during
true

I saw a creature with ten eyes and one animal leg. It's really true!

dish, plate
gentleman
twenty
component
hand
component
leather
rain
both

One upside down box contains both mountains.

same

One desert or another, they're all the same.

seacoast
ten thousand
いちばんitiban
first; best
power

You see one hook, and you bend it with your power.

といototoi
the day before yesterday
twice

One upside down box can contain all soil twice.

としototosi
the year before last
いっしゅうかん ぐらい かかりました。issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.
It took about a week.
west
西
street

You found one hook on the street. Congratulations!

ra
component
summer
grade
thing; matter
correct
number
give

If you want to give something, people will appreciate it if you put one wrap around it.

door

On each door we put one flag, telling us where it leads to.

finish

Be careful, even one hook can finish you.

sweet

One drop of stevia is a sweet as twenty-one sugar cubes.

alcohol
component

For good alcohol, one must look west.

stone
low

A person with only one family name is from a pretty low class.

bean
decay

When a fruit starts to decay, the process generally takes only one evening.

arrive

There is no better place to arrive than on one's private soil.

repeat
order
surface
last
convenience
便

One use objects have high convenience, as you don't need to clean them.

ひとばん で その ほん を ぜん んだ。hitoban de sono hon wo zenbu yonda.
(I) read the whole book in one evening.
tusk
cold

Under a crown, one comes together with the ice and turns cold.

world

The big L to the left is carrying the world, which is the container of everything.

melancholy
island

Some fish are swimming in the sea. The white one is hooked and pulled up a mountain on an island.

together
thirty

One mountain contains thirty tons of stone.

いっippo
step
ひとことhitokoto
single word; brief comment
scissors
𠂇 component

The scissors you're holding has one blade that's bent.

lead on to

Nailing your one friend leads on to great success in life.

genius

One hook is all a genius needs to bend the universe to their will.

gun
𠂉 component
bald

It takes one entire hour to make your human legs bald.

dawn

The sun is the one that appears at dawn.

wife

The one that scratches you, that woman is your wife.

not yet

One tree is not yet a forest.

another

If you have only one eye, it would be good to have another one.

third

When one goes inside, one experiences only a third of the cold.

burden

You suddenly realize your life basically just exists of a thousand and one burdens.

bird

Some birds are flying in the air. The white one is hooked and cooked on a fire.

dog
component

A dog is only one fifth the size of a human.

open
component
tile

One bend drops the second tile.

shelf
𠃊 component

A shelf is basically one line on which you can put stuff.

under

If you hold the one line high enough, everything will be under it.

official

There's only one history that is official.

tea
component

One bends the mind by drinking tea.

hooked
𠃌 component

You get hooked with one hook.

twenty-one
component

Twenty plus one equals twenty-one.

specialty

One reason your measurements are always accurate is that it's your specialty.

assemble
component

Under one roof, people assemble.

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