一番 (Ichiban) is a Japanese noun meaning “number one, first, first place, best”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounnumber one; first; first place
- adverbbest; most
- noungame; round; bout
- adverbas a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
- nounsong (e.g. in noh); piece
Examples
彼は緑が一番好きだ。
He likes green the best.
明確さが一番大事です。
Clarity comes first.
彼女は目が一番美しい。
Her eyes are her best feature.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).