一番槍

いちばんやり

Meanings

1. Noun the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy)
2. the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 番 number. Read as バン.
• 槍 spear; lance; javelin. Read as やり.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists