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Learn Japanese: hitotu - one object

Japanese
/The general counter 〜つ
/hitotu

hitotu

Word

一ひとつhitotu

Meaning

one (object)

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The general counter 〜つ

Breakdown of hitotu

general object counter

Usages of hitotu

いくつ？　一ひとつ。ikutu? hitotu.

一ひとつ　だけ　も　答えられません　でした。

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

こた

hitotu dake mo kotaeraremasen desita.

(He) couldn't even answer one.

この　メニュー　に　は　ベジタリアン　の　料りょう理り　が　一ひとつ　しか　ない。kono menyuu ni ha bezitarian no ryouri ga hitotu sika nai.

There's only one vegetarian dish on this menu.

飴あめ　を　一ひとつ　ください。ame wo hitotu kudasai.

Please give me one piece of hard candy.

読どく書しょ　は　私わたし　の　楽たのしみ　の　一ひとつ　です。dokusyo ha watasi no tanosimi no hitotu desu.

Reading is one of my pleasures.

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