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いちばん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. number one; first; first place
Adverb
2. best; most
Noun
3. game; round; bout
Adverb
4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
Noun
5. song (e.g. in noh); piece
Alt. forms
一いち番ばん
87%
いちばん
9%
１いち番ばん
3%
Pitch accent
い
ちばん
い
ち
ばん
Top 4200
Used in: 1666
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
topmost
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
leader of a charge; first to arrive
22 more...
Examples (200 in total)
Health is the most important thing.
What are your biggest dreams?
He is the least likely to come.
I'm the youngest.
I love you more than anything in the world.
Which one tastes the best?
Sleep is the best medicine.
I like summer best.
I like English best.
It was the biggest mistake of my life.
I like math best.
I like soccer best.
This book is the smallest of all.
I thought it best to remain silent.
This book is the most interesting.
What's your favorite thing about the Christmas season?
That's the most important part.
She is the happiest in her class.
When you're tired, sleeping is the best thing.
He is my best friend.
Where's the nearest hospital?
What's your least favorite class?
Kate is the best singer in my class.
A smile suits you best.
Which team is your favourite?
The sun is the brightest star.
The most expensive thing is land.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
This is the most embarrassing moment of my life.
He likes green the best.
Bill is my best friend.
Walking is the best exercise.
What's your least favorite food?
What's your favorite season?
I was wearing my best clothes.
Which team is the most likely to win the championship?
He passed the examination with the highest score.
Whose bag is the heaviest?
What fruit do you like the best?
Which drama series do you like best?
What's your favorite sandwich?
Who do you think is the most capable?
I like apples best.
He is the richest man on earth.
Paris is best in autumn.
I like blue best of all colors.
I am going to do it first thing tomorrow.
This is my favorite color.
What's the most beautiful place in the world?
No one knows that better than you.
He is the last person I want to see now.
He who laughs last laughs best.
What is the largest mountain in Japan?
The best time of life is when you are young.
The most important thing is the ability to think for yourself.
This is the biggest car in the world.
People came from the farthest country.
That small star is the brightest.
This dog is the biggest in this town.
He can run the fastest in his class.
The place is at its best in spring.
Where is the nearest church?
Where do you think the safest place is?
The garden is at its best in spring.
It may not be perfect, but it's the best.
This is my favorite dress.
This is the tallest tower in Japan.
What's your favorite movie?
I like autumn most.
This is the worst hotel in town.
What's your favourite music venue?
The hardest part is not seeing my son.
This park is at its best in spring.
Bill can run the fastest in his class.
This is the best camera in the store.
This is the cheapest store in town.
Where's the nearest library?
If you want to earn money, America is the best.
This is the world's longest bridge.
My favorite drink is tea.
What is your favorite sentence?
What is your earliest memory from childhood?
He is the greatest man in the world.
Who do you think is the coolest out of these?
What's the best remedy for colds?
Which is the most difficult language in the world?
What's the closest planet to the sun?
This engine consumes the most oil.
What's the most beautiful city in Germany?
What's the best thing to do in this case?
Did you do the last problem of the homework?
I am happiest when I am reading.
What sport do you like best?
My favorite color is brown.
Who is the greatest poet in England?
Jack is the tallest boy in his class.
It's the fastest railroad in the world.
Spring is the season that Lucy likes best.
This was the best-selling book last week.
I feel happiest when I'm in school.
I like him best of all the teachers.
She is happiest when she is at home.
Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?
This flower is the most beautiful of all flowers.
I think this is the best way.
I was the first one to do that.
I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.
I have often heard it said that honesty is the best policy.
With many women, love always comes first.
"What do you want the most now?" "Money."
It would be best if I met him in person.
Take whichever you like best.
Some people believe that Japan is No.1 in everything.
The telephone rang at the most crucial point in the conversation.
This TV set is the best of all.
He thinks that blue is the most beautiful color.
This will be one of the best memories of my life.
May this day be the happiest day in your life.
What kind of people do you like best?
This is my favorite song.
What you need the most now is courage.
Swimming in the ocean is my greatest pleasure.
She's the most beautiful of the three sisters.
What's the most convenient way to get to Tokyo Station?
Which is the best way to travel?
Which one of your siblings is the oldest?
Playing the piano is her favorite pastime.
He is happiest when he is with his grandchildren.
What strikes me most about her is her innocence.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
What's the most interesting thing you ate on your trip?
I walked quickly so that I might catch the first train.
Flying is the quickest method of travelling.
Mike is the youngest in his family.
What souvenir do you think she would like most?
Your name stands first in the list.
This desk is the best of all the desks.
The boy who writes best wins the prize.
I'm the luckiest man in the world.
Maybe I'm happiest when I'm playing the guitar.
The best thing to do is to ask an expert to repair it.
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
What I'm lacking in most right now is probably my concentration.
What room in your house do you spend the most time in?
This is the best book I've ever read.
What's the name of the highest mountain in that country?
What do you think is best for you?
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
I've visited many countries, but I like Japan best of all.
I found it best to say nothing about the matter.
He looks his best in his uniform.
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
He studies hardest of all the students.
Asking questions is the best way to learn.
I regarded him as the best doctor in town.
I sold the best jewel that I had.
Your team is very good, but theirs is the best.
The greatest charm of traveling lies in its new experiences.
What do you think the best way to lose weight is?
What's the most difficult part of studying Japanese?
Who is the most intelligent person you know?
We stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.
How long does it take you to walk to the nearest supermarket?
This is the best restaurant that I know.
Those are the most expensive shoes I've ever seen.
This is the least expensive method of all.
If you want to lose weight, the best thing to do is to eat properly and get a lot of exercise.
Becoming happy is the world's most important journey.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
His mother had three sons, of whom he was the youngest.
That's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
When going out to the society, what is the most necessary knowledge?
That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.
The best cakes that I have ever eaten are those that my mother baked.
Of all these cakes, I like this one best.
This is the finest picture I have ever seen.
She always chooses the most expensive thing on the menu.
I think I've figured out which horse is most likely to win the race.
Bill boasts of owning the biggest car in the neighborhood.
With respect to these letters, I think the best thing is to burn them.
Speaking of television, what is your favorite show nowadays?
I got up early the next morning to catch the first train.
This is the biggest cat that I've ever seen.
He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen.
She looked at several dresses and decided on the most expensive one.
The best way to know a foreign country is to go there yourself.
The student who finishes an examination first does not necessarily get the best grade.
Taro is the most famous of the three.
The lake is deepest here.
Pick out the shirt that you like best.
The lake is deepest around here.
I feel my second year of junior high school was the most fun.
Her youngest child is five years old.
What is the longest river in the world?
This lake is deepest at this point.
That car is the most beautiful of the three.
This is the hottest summer that we have had in thirty years.
The river is widest at this point.
The river is the widest in Europe.
What's your favorite song in last year's top 100?