いちばん

ichiban

best
first

nounの-adjective

Also written 一番

Chinese meanings

第一；最

Examples

このリンゴがいちばんおいしい。
This is the most delicious apple.
这个苹果最好吃。
Tatoeba #223023
あいつはクラスでいちばんのまぬけだ。
He is the dumbest kid in the class.
那家伙是班里最笨的。
Tatoeba #234637

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('cb96f363df'); // いちばん

{
  "id": "cb96f363df",
  "word": "いちばん",
  "reading": "いちばん",
  "romaji": "ichiban",
  "meanings": [
    "best",
    "first"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adj-no"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1165970,
  "other_forms": [
    "一番"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "このリンゴがいちばんおいしい。",
      "en": "This is the most delicious apple.",
      "tatoeba_id": 223023
    },
    {
      "ja": "あいつはクラスでいちばんのまぬけだ。",
      "en": "He is the dumbest kid in the class.",
      "tatoeba_id": 234637
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ddecad609a9cbb815531193ed240532ba37fbff783e7e62c978793ab3882f2dc",
    "meanings": [
      "第一",
      "最"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "このリンゴがいちばんおいしい。",
        "zh": "这个苹果最好吃。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あいつはクラスでいちばんのまぬけだ。",
        "zh": "那家伙是班里最笨的。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/cb96f363df",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e4beea932f22d4f8195fc0dc8d44c35c3776b4652b886308c30a29ac1f48bc61"
  }
}