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.
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
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.