一個

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīge

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ go³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-ke
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t-ê / chi̍t-gê / chi̍t-kò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīge [Phonetic: yíge]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yige̊
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ko⁵
    • Yale: yī-ge
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i.ge
    • Palladius: игэ (igɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ g̊ə/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ go³
    • Yale: yāt go
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ go³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ go³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-ke
    • Hakka Romanization System: id^ˋ ge
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ ge⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /it̚² ke⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-ke
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)id^ˋ ge
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ ge⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚² ke⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-ê
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-ê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cid'ee
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-gê
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-gê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cidgee
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-kò
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-kò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cidkoix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

Determiner

1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one

   給我一個就好了。 [MSC, trad.]
   给我一个就好了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gěi wǒ yīge jiù hǎo le. [Pinyin]

   One will do.

   一個愛嘮叨的奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
   一个爱唠叨的奶奶 [MSC, simp.]

   yīge ài láodao de nǎinai [Pinyin]

   a nagging grandmother

   一個陌生女人的來信 [MSC, trad.]
   一个陌生女人的来信 [MSC, simp.]

   yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]

   a letter from an unknown woman

   一個時代的產物／一个时代的产物  ―  yīge shídài de chǎnwù  ―  a product of an era

   這是一個美麗的錯誤。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是一个美丽的错误。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì yīge měilì de cuòwù. [Pinyin]

   This is a beautiful mistake.

2. same

   它們都是一個樣兒。 [MSC, trad.]
   它们都是一个样儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen dōu shì yīge yàngr. [Pinyin]

   They are all of the same type.

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	個
いち > いっ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ko, “thing”, general counter used for any object).

Alternative forms

• 一箇

Noun

一(いっ)個(こ) • (ikko) 

1. one (of anything)
2. a, an

Synonyms

• 一(ひと)つ (hitotsu)
• 一ケ (いっか) (ikka)
• 一ヶ (いっか) (ikka)
• 一 (いっ)カ (ikka)
• 一(いっ)か (ikka)
• 一(いっ)箇(か) (ikka)
• 一(いっ)個(か) (ikka) (ikka)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	個
いち > いっ Grade: 1	か Grade: 5
on'yomi

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ka, “thing”, general counter used for any object), using the tōon (tōon) reading of ka for the second character.

Alternative forms

• 一箇, 一ケ, 一ヶ, 一カ, 一か

Noun

一(いっ)個(か) • (i'ka) 

1. one (of anything)
2. a, an

Usage notes

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)”).

Synonyms

• 一(ひと)つ (hitotsu)

See also

• Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/一個