JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

一人 (hitori)

一人 (ひとり, hitori) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “one person”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとり
Romaji: hitori
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

one person · noun · esp. 一人, １人
being alone; being by oneself · noun
being single; being unmarried · noun · esp. 独り
by oneself; alone · adverb
just; only; simply · adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. sentence

Example sentences

私は一人の弟がいます。

I have one brother.

Tatoeba #158458

ジムは目覚めると、自分が部屋に１人なのに気がついた。

Jim awoke and found himself alone in the room.

Tatoeba #215928

彼はひとりになると即座にその手紙を開いた。

The moment that he was alone he opened the letter.

Tatoeba #111122

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

Kanji in 一人

一

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

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一人.

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一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month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 1576150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.