~いち (にほんいち)

~いち (にほんいち) · ~ichi (nihonichi) · JLPT N2 · noun

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🥇 日本一 = Japan + one: number one in all of Japan

一 (ichi) means one. Put it after a place or group and it means the best there: 日本一 (nihon-ichi) is the best in Japan, 世界一 (sekai-ichi) is the best in the world.

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