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
Kanji used
one
place in a series
Pitch accent
ちばん
ばん
Top 600
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
Examples (200 in total)
Health is the most important thing.
What are your biggest dreams?
He is the least likely to come.