JLPT N5 · Counting things

一つ

ひとつ

one (thing)

Stroke order of 一つ

2 characters, 2 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes つ · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A single horizontal stroke 一 is literally one line, one thing.

Parts: 一 one + つ kana counter

The characters in 一つ

一いち — one (1 strokes)
つつ — tsu (1 strokes)

Example sentence

りんごを一つください。

りんごをひとつください。

Please give me one apple.

Words with 一

一one 一人one person; alone 一万ten thousand 一万円10,000 yen 一本one (long thing)一枚one (flat thing)一冊one (book)一台one (machine; vehicle)一匹one (small animal)一杯one cup; full 一回once; one time 一階first floor 一番number one; best; most 一時one o'clock 一分one minute 一時間one hour 一週間one week 一年one year

More words: Counting things

二つtwo (things)三つthree (things)四つfour (things)五つfive (things)六つsix (things)七つseven (things)八つeight (things)九つnine (things)一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people 何人how many people

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