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JLPT N5 · Counters

一番

いちばん

number one; best; most

Stroke order of 一番

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes番 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

番 has rice 釆 over a field 田, a numbered plot, with 一 making it the first.

Parts: 一 one + 番 number

The characters in 一番

  • 一 いち — one (1 strokes)
  • 番 ばん — number; turn (12 strokes)

Example sentence

これが一番好きです。

これがいちばんすきです。

I like this one the best.

Words with 一

Words with 番

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