いち
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. first place; first rank; unit's position
when read as "いちい"
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
usu. イチイ, also 櫟
Kanji used
one
rank
Pitch accent
ちい
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Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
yew (Taxus baccata); English yew; European yew
Examples (2 in total)
To everyone's astonishment, Mike won first prize in the speech contest.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.