いっとう
Ittou
Other forms: １等
一等 (Ittou) is a Japanese noun meaning “first class, first rank, first grade, first place”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounfirst class; first rank; first grade; first place; first prize
- nounone degree; one level; one grade
- adverbmost; best
Examples
彼は１等をとった事を自慢した。
He boasted of having won the first prize.
彼女は１等をとったことを自慢した。
She boasted of having won the first prize.
彼は一等になることを目指していた。
He was after the first prize.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).