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Etymology 1 edit

 
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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
goon

From (ichi, one, first) +‎ (-i, rank, place).

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Noun edit

(いち)() (ichi-iいちゐ (itiwi)?

  1. the first or foremost place, first rank
  2. (mathematics) a digit in the ones, 'unidigit'
  3. (historical) the first-in-rank in the Japanese medieval court
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

 
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一位 (ichii): the Japanese yew.
Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
goon

Based on the the first in rank in the Japanese medieval court sense, from the (shaku, baton) they hold made of yew.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(いち)() or 一位(イチイ) (ichiiいちゐ (itiwi) or イチヰ (itiwi)?

  1. the Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata
    Synonyms: (araragi), おんこ (onko), 蘇芳の木 (suō no ki)
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Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
くらい
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of (hito, one) +‎ (kurai, degree, rank). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun edit

(ひと)(くらい) (hitokuraiひとくらゐ (fitokurawi)?

  1. the first in grade or rank (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Synonym: 一回り (hitomawari)

Etymology 4 edit

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun edit

一位(いつい) (Itsuiいつゐ (itwi)?

  1. a female given name

一位(かずい) (Kazuiかずゐ (kazwi)?

  1. a male or female given name

一位(かずのり) (Kazunori

  1. a male given name

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN