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一人

一人

Chinese

 
one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(一人) 		一 人

Noun

一人

  1. a person; one person; someone

Adverb

一人

  1. by one person; alone

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一 人
ひと
Grade: 1 		り
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

一 ‎(hito, “one”) +‎ 人 ‎(-ri, “person”).
pitori → ɸitori → hitori.

Pronunciation

Noun

一人 ‎(hiragana ひとり, romaji hitori)

  1. one person

Etymology 2

pidari → ɸidari. Apophonic form of 一人 ‎(hitori).

Noun

一人 ‎(hiragana ひだり, romaji hidari)

  1. one person
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 205)
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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
一 人
かず
Grade: 1 		ひと
Grade: 1

Proper noun

一人 ‎(hiragana かずひと, romaji Kazuhito)

  1. A male given name

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
一 人
かず
Grade: 1 		と
Grade: 1

Proper noun

一人 ‎(hiragana かずと, romaji Kazuto)

  1. A male given name

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  • Sakamoto, Tarō; Ienaga Saburō, Inoue Mitsusada, Ōno Susumu (1965) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei: Nihon Shoki (vol. 1), Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-000-60067-2

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