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JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

いちばん

most; number one

Stroke order of いちばん

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesち · 2 strokesば · 6 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

ICHIBAN — 'itchy ban': number one itch

Parts: Most; also 'number one'

The characters in いちばん

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • ち ち — chi (2 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

これがいちばん好きです。

これがいちばんすきです。

I like this the most.

More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもveryすこしa littleちょっとa little; a momentたくさんa lot; manyもっとmoreよくwell; oftenあまりnot much (with negative)ぜんぜんnot at all (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughlyほんとうにreally; trulyずっとmuch more; all alongちょうどexactly; justぐらいabout; approximatelyほどabout; extent

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