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kanji
一Meaning
One
Reading
kunyomiひとhito
onyomiいちichi
いつitsu
Example Word
一部分: part. The Japanese noun '一部分 (いちぶぶん)' means 'part' or 'portion'. It refers to a segment or section of a whole, often used to describe a fraction or a specific portion of something larger. For example: I read only a part of the book「私は本の一部分だけを読んだ」(わたしはほんのいちぶぶんだけをよんだ). This is just a part of the problem「これは問題の一部分に過ぎない」(これはもんだいのいちぶぶんにすぎない). The word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to indicate a subset of a larger entity.
Radical
一
Stroke Count
1JLPT
N5Grade
1Frequency
2
Handwriting
kanji
乙Meaning
Second, Latter
Reading
kunyomiおとoto
きのとkinoto
onyomiいつitsu
おつotsu
Example Word
乙: second or unique. The Japanese noun '乙 (おつ)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'second', as in the second of ten heavenly stems used in the traditional Japanese calendar system. For example: today is the second day of the cycle「今日は乙の日です」(きょうはおつのひです). The second meaning is 'unique' or 'unconventional', often used to describe something quirky or distinctive. For example: that artist has a unique style「あのアーティストは乙なスタイルだ」(あのアーティストはおつなスタイルだ). This second usage is more colloquial and can sometimes carry a slightly humorous or ironic tone.
Radical
乛
Stroke Count
1JLPT
N1Grade
8Frequency
1559
Radical Forms
⺄, ⺃, 𠃊, 乛
Handwriting