一つ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一
ひと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
1つ

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひと​つ [hìtóꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çito̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

一(ひと)つ • (hitotsu) 

  1. one thing
    ブラシを一(ひと)つ買(か)った。
    Burashi o hitotsu katta.
    I bought a brush.

Usage notes

一(ひと)つ (hitotsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

See also
  • 二つ
  • Category:Japanese counters

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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