一本

Chinese

		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)		一	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yit-pún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīběn [Phonetic: yìběn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1been
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bun²
    • Yale: yāt bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-pún
    • Hakka Romanization System: id` bun`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ bun³
    • IPA: /it̚² pun³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yit-pún
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)id` bun`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁵ bun³
    • IPA: /(j)it̚² pun³¹/

Adjective

一本

1. having the same origin
2. entirely based on

Noun

一本

1. another version (terminology in collation)
2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 一,‎ 本.
3. (Mainland China) the first tier of universities
4. ippon

Derived terms

• 一本正經／一本正经 (yīběnzhèngjīng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	本
Grade: 1	Grade: 1

Etymology

Combination of 一 one and counter 本.

Numeral

一本 (hiragana いっぽん, romaji ippon)

1. one (of something similar to a stick: a beer bottle, a wooden staff, a branch, a flower with stalk, a needle, etc.)

Noun

一本 (hiragana いっぽん, rōmaji ippon)

1. winning in one blow (一本勝ち)
2. (judo) Ippon, a full point. Ippon is the most valuable judgement that can be awarded for a single action; compare waza-ari, yuko, koka.

See also

• 技 (わざ)あり (waza-ari): (judo) waza-ari
• 有 (ゆう)効 (こう) (yūkō): (judo) yuko
• 効 (こう)果 (か) (kōka): (judo) koka