JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

一つ (hitotsu)

一つ (ひとつ, hitotsu) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “one”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとつ
Romaji: hitotsu
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

one · numeric
for one thing · noun · often used in itemized lists
only · noun · after a noun
(not) even · noun · with a verb in negative form
just (e.g. "just try it") · noun, adverb

Example sentences

１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。

No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.

Tatoeba #235848

一つには、私は貧しいし、それにまた忙しくもある。

For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.

Tatoeba #190709

妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。

He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.

Tatoeba #170359

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 一つ

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一つ.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family一種いっしゅa kind

Source: JMdict entry 1160820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.