一個
Chinese edit
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
(a measure word); individual | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一個) | 一 | 個 | |
| simp. (一个) | 一 | 个 | |
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
一個
- Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
- same
Usage notes edit
- For Hokkien, Douglas (1873/1899) notes that dê/--dê is sometimes heard after final ⟨-t⟩, such as with this term, chi̍t--ê > chi̍t--dê / chi̍d--dê,[1] although modern Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) does not use the letter ⟨D⟩.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “dê”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99
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Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 個 |
| いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: 5 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 一箇 |
Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) + 個 (ko, “thing”, general counter used for any object).[1][2]
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Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 個 |
| いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 5 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 一箇 一ケ 一ヶ 一カ 一か |
Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) + 個 (ka, “thing”, general counter used for any object),[1][2] using the tōon reading of ka for the second character.
Pronunciation edit
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Usage notes edit
The ikka reading is more often encountered in a prefixing role, as in 一個所 (ikka sho, “one place”), 一個月 (ikka getsu, “one month (as a duration of time)”).