一位
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 位 |
いち Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
goon |
From 一 (ichi, “one, first”) + 位 (-i, “rank, place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- the first or foremost place, first rank
- (mathematics) a digit in the ones, 'unidigit'
- (historical) the first-in-rank in the Japanese medieval court
Derived terms[edit]
- 散一位 (san ichi-i)
- 従一位 (ju ichi-i)
- 正一位 (shō ichi-i)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 位 |
いち Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
goon |
Based on the the first in rank in the Japanese medieval court sense, from the 笏 (shaku, “baton”) they hold made of yew.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
一位 or 一位 • (ichii) ←いちゐ (itiwi) or イチヰ (itiwi)?
Usage notes[edit]
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イチイ.
- Not to be confused with いちい樫 (ichiigashi, “Quercus gilva”), which is also shortened to ichii.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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一 | 位 |
ひと Grade: 1 |
くらい Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) + 位 (kurai, “degree, rank”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun[edit]
一位 • (hitokurai) ←ひとくらゐ (fitokurawi)?
Etymology 4[edit]
Various nanori readings.
Proper noun[edit]
- a female given name
- a male or female given name
- a male given name
References[edit]
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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