一つ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
1つ

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと) (hitotsu

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

Usage notes

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

See also

References

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