一位

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
goon

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

Pronunciation

Noun

一位 (hiragana いちい, rōmaji ichi-i, historical hiragana いちゐ)

  1. the first or foremost place, first rank
  2. (mathematics) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  3. (historical) the first-in-rank in the Japanese medieval court
Derived terms
  •  (さん) (いち) () (san ichi-i)
  •  (じゅ) (いち) () (ju ichi-i)
  •  (しょう) (いち) () (shō ichi-i)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

一位 (hiragana いちい, katakana イチイ, rōmaji ichii, historical hiragana いちゐ, historical katakana イチヰ)

  1. the Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata
    Synonyms: (araragi), おんこ (onko), 蘇芳の木 (suō no ki)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as イチイ.
  • Not to be confused with いちい樫 (ichiigashi, Quercus gilva), which is also shortened to ichii.
Derived terms
  • イチイ () (ichii-ka)
See also
  •  (カヤ) (kaya)
  •  (キャ) () (ボク) (kyaraboku)

Etymology 3

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

一位 (hiragana ひとくらい, rōmaji hitokurai, historical hiragana ひとくらゐ)

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

Etymology 4

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

一位 (hiragana いつい, rōmaji Itsui, historical hiragana いつゐ)

  1. a female given name

一位 (hiragana かずい, rōmaji Kazui, historical hiragana かずゐ)

  1. a male or female given name

一位 (hiragana かずのり, rōmaji Kazunori)

  1. a male given name

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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