一本

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
simp. and trad.
(一本) 		一 本

Pronunciation

Adjective

一本

  1. having the same origin
  2. entirely based on

Noun

一本

  1. another version (terminology in collation)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一,‎ 本 (běn).
  3. (Mainland China, education) the first tier of universities
    Hypernym: 本科 (běnkē)
    Coordinate terms: 二本 (èrběn), 三本 (sānběn)
  4. (judo) ippon

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 本
いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 本 (hon, counter for various things, such as documents, or long slender objects).

First cited to the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)本(ぽん) • (ippon) 

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一 and 本 (one thing)
  2. short for 一本勝ち (ippon-gachi, “winning in one blow”)
  3. (judo) Ippon, a full point, the most valuable judgement that can be awarded for a single action; compare waza-ari, yuko, koka.

Derived terms

See also

v • d • e
Japanese counter/suffix: 本 (ほん, hon, "long cylindrical objects")
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一本いっぽんippon
2二本にほんnihon
3三本さんぼんsanbon
4四本よんほんyonhon
5五本ごほんgohon
6六本ろっぽんroppon
7七本ななほん、しちほんnanahon, shichihon
8八本はっぽん、はちほんhappon, hachihon
9九本きゅうほんkyūhon
10十本じっぽん、じゅっぽんjippon, juppon
11十一本じゅういっぽんjūippon
12十二本じゅうにほんjūnihon
13十三本じゅうさんぼんjūsanbon
20二十本にじっぽん、にじゅっぽんnijippon, nijuppon
21二十一本にじゅういっぽんnijūippon
100百本ひゃっぽん、ひゃくほんhyappon, hyakuhon
1,000千本せんぼんsenbon
10,000一万本いちまんぼんichimanbon
100,000,000一億本いちおくほんichiokuhon
0０本、零本ゼロほん、れいほんzerohon, reihon
?何本なんぼん、なんほんnanbon, nanhon

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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