壱

one; one (in documents)

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2351.

Readings

• イチ (on reading): 壱越 (いちこつ) fundamental tone in the traditional Japanese 12-tone scale (approx. D); 壱越調 (いちこつちょう) ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
• イツ (on reading)
• ひとつ (kun reading)

Components

• 士
• 吉
• 冖 radical cover
• 匕 radical spoon
• 士 radical scholar; samurai

Words using 壱

• 壱越 (いちこつ) fundamental tone in the traditional Japanese 12-tone scale (approx. D)
• 壱越調 (いちこつちょう) ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
• 壱岐 (いき) Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture)

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