Chinese edit

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad.
(一本)

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Adjective edit

一本

  1. having the same origin
  2. entirely based on

Noun edit

一本

  1. another version (terminology in collation)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ (běn).
  3. (Mainland China) the first tier of universities
  4. (judo) ippon

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

 
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Compound of (ichi, one) +‎ (hon, counter for various things, such as documents, or long slender objects).[1][2]

First cited to the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.[1]

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Noun edit

(いっ)(ぽん) (ippon

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see and (one thing)
  2. Short for 一本勝ち (ippon-gachi, winning in one blow).
  3. (judo) Ippon, a full point, the most valuable judgement that can be awarded for a single action; compare waza-ari, yuko, koka.

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN