# 一番
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīfān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄈㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jat$^1$ faan$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīfān [Phonetic: yìfān]
*** Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yifan
*** Wade–Giles: i$^1$-fan$^1$
*** Yale: yī-fān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifan
*** Palladius: ифань (ifanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jat$^1$ faan$^1$
*** Yale: yāt fāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jat$^7$ faan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yed$^1$ fan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐt̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵/

### Noun

一番
* one time; once
    一番忙碌 ― yīfān mánglù ― one time of business
       Tā dāngnián duì wǒ de yīfān jiàodǎo, ràng wǒ yīshēng shòuyòng bùjìn. [Pinyin]
       The guidance and instruction that he gave me in those years is something from which I will reap the benefits for the rest of my life.
* a type of; a kind of
    From: 李煜《相見歡》
    biéyǒu yīfān zīwèi [Pinyin]
    a different feeling

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 一 | 番 |
| いち Grade: 1 | ばん Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan'yōon |
From 一(いち) (ichi) + 番(ばん) (-ban).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いちばん [ìchíꜜbàǹ] (Nakadaka –) noun
* (Tokyo) いちばん [ìchíbáń] (Heiban – [0]) adverb
* IPA: [it͡ɕibã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

一(いち)番(ばん) • (ichiban)
* first, number one
* game, round

#### Adverb

一(いち)番(ばん) • (ichiban)
* most, -est, -most
    一(いち)番(ばん)美(うつく)しい ― ichiban utsukushii ― the most beautiful
    一(いち)番(ばん)速(はや)い ― ichiban hayai ― the fastest
    一(いち)番(ばん)上(うえ)の引(ひ)き出(だ)し ― ichiban ue no hikidashi ― the topmost drawer
    一(いち)番(ばん)いい先(せん)生(せい) ― ichiban ii sensei ― the best teacher
    動(どう)詞(し)は一(いち)番(ばん)最(さい)後(ご)にくる。 ― dōshi wa ichiban saigo ni kuru. ― The verb comes last.

##### Synonyms

* 最(もっと)も (mottomo)

#### Derived terms

* いの一(いち)番(ばん) (i no ichiban)
* 大(おお)一(いち)番(ばん) (ō-ichiban)
* 開(かい)口(こう)一(いち)番(ばん) (kaikō ichiban)
* 緊(きん)褌(こん)一(いち)番(ばん) (kinkon ichiban)
* 此(こ)処(こ)一(いち)番(ばん) (koko ichiban)
* 大(だい)死(し)一(いち)番(ばん) (daishi ichiban)
* 春(はる)一(いち)番(ばん) (haru-ichiban)
* 奮(ふん)起(き)一(いち)番(ばん) (funki ichiban)
* 結(むす)びの一(いち)番(ばん) (musubi no ichiban)
* 励(れい)声(せい)一(いち)番(ばん) (reisei ichiban)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)鶏(どり) (ichiban-dori)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)手(て) (ichiban-te)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)出(しゅっ)世(せ) (ichiban shusse)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)勝(しょう)負(ぶ) (ichiban shōbu)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)乗(の)り (ichiban-nori)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)星(ぼし) (ichiban-boshi)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)線(せん) (ichiban-sen)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)太(だい)鼓(こ) (ichiban daiko)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)茶(ちゃ) (ichiban-cha)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)弟(で)子(し) (ichiban deshi)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) (ichiban buro)
* 一(いち)番(ばん)打(だ)者(しゃ) (ichiban dasha)

#### See also

* 最(さい)高(こう) (saikō)

#### Descendants

* → Chinese: 一級棒 / 一级棒 (yījíbàng)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 一 | 番 |
| いち > いっ Grade: 1 | ばん Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan'yōon |
Dialectal variation of standard Japanese ichiban.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ib̚b̥ã̠ɴ]

#### Adverb

一(いっ)番(ばん) or 一番(イッバン) • (ibban)
* (Kagoshima, dialect) most
* (Kagoshima, dialect) first
** 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(ンマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
    よし！　さっそくおめたちと稽(けい)古(こ)さしたい！それがオレからの返(へん)礼(れい)だ！この夏(なつ)木(き)六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)殺(ころ)せるもんなら殺(ころ)してみろ！ほんなら夏(なつ)木(き)ー‼まず一(イッ)番(バン)にオイと勝(しょう)負(ぶ)じゃっ‼
       Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
       Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
       Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
       Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!
       (literally, “In that case, Natsuki‼ Settle with me first!!”)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 一 | 番 |
| ひと Grade: 1 | つが(い) Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) +‎ 番 (tsugai, “pair, couple, brace”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 番う.).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひとつがい [hìtótsúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
* (Tokyo) ひとつがい [hìtóꜜtsùgàì] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [çi̥to̞t͡sɨɡa̠i]

#### Noun

一(ひと)番(つがい) • (hitotsugai)
* a (single) pair, couple, brace (male-female pair of animals)
* (gagaku, bugaku, dance) a style of performance consisting of pairs of left and right dances

### References

* 1 2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN