Welcome back to One Kanji Per Day!

Today’s kanji is very simple, but extremely important.

一

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🔤 Meaning of 一

一 means:

• One

This is the simplest kanji in Japanese, but it appears in many common words.

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👀 Where You See 一 in Daily Life

Even though it looks simple, 一 is everywhere.

Examples:

• 一人 → one person
• 一日 → one day
• 一回 → one time
• 一番 → number one / the best

Once you notice it, you’ll see it all the time.

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🧠 How Japanese People Use 一 (Real Usage)

Let’s focus on natural, useful words.

Useful words with 一

• 一人（ひとり）
  → one person
• 一日（いちにち）
  → one day
• 一回（いっかい）
  → one time
• 一番（いちばん）
  → number one / best

These words are very common in daily conversations.

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🗣️ Natural Example Sentence

一日、日本語を勉強しています。
Ichinichi, nihongo o benkyō shite imasu.
I study Japanese every day.

This sentence sounds natural and is easy to use.

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🎌 Small Usage Tip

The reading of 一 can change depending on the word.
This is normal in Japanese.

💡 Kanji Tip:
You don’t need to memorize all readings now.
Focus on recognizing the kanji in words, not alone.

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🔗 Connection with Previous Kanji

You can already combine what you’ve learned:

• 一 + 人 → 一人
• 一 + 日 → 一日

Your kanji knowledge is building naturally 😊

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✅ Today’s Goal

For Day 4, remember:

• 一 = one
• One word: 一人
• One simple sentence

That’s enough for today 👍

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👉 Tomorrow’s Kanji

Tomorrow, we’ll learn another very common and easy-to-recognize kanji:

口 (mouth)

See you tomorrow —
one kanji per day ☀️🌙👣➊