一位

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ wai⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ wai⁶
    • Yale: yāt waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

1. (rare) a digit in the ones, 'unidigit' (more commonly 一位數)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	位
いち Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
goon

From 一 (ichi, “one, first”) +‎ 位 (-i, “rank, place”).

Noun

一(いち)位(い) • (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

• 散(さん)一(いち)位(い) (san ichi-i)
• 従(じゅ)一(いち)位(い) (ju ichi-i)
• 正(しょう)一(いち)位(い) (shō ichi-i)

Etymology 2

一位 (ichii): the Japanese yew.

Kanji in this term
一	位
いち Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
goon

Based on the the first in rank in the Japanese medieval court sense, from the 笏 (shaku, “baton”) they hold made of yew.

Noun

1. the Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata

   Synonyms: 蘭 (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 (where katakana is customary), as イチイ.
• Not to be confused with いちい樫 (ichiigashi, “”), which is also shortened to ichii.

See also

• 榧(カヤ) (kaya)
• 伽(キャ)羅(ラ)木(ボク) (kyaraboku)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
一	位
ひと Grade: 1	くらい Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) +‎ 位 (kurai, “degree, rank”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

一(ひと)位(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

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

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

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN