一条

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	条
いち Grade: 1	じょう Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
一條 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 一(いち) (ichi, “one”) + 条(じょう) (-jō, counter for thin, long objects).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いち​じょー [ìchíꜜjòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiʑo̞ː]

Noun

一(いち)条(じょう) • (ichijō) ^{←いちでう (itideu)?}

1. a line, strand, streak, ray of something

   Synonyms: 一筋 (hitosuji), 一本 (ippon)

   一(いち)条(じょう)の光(ひかり) ― ichijō no hikari ― a ray of light

2. an item in a bulleted list; a phrase in a sentence; a paragraph in a document

   Synonym: 一条項 (ichijōkō)

   一(いち)条(じょう)の注(ちゅう)意(い)書(が)き

   ichijō no chūi gaki

   a precautionary statement

   (literally, “one point of warning note”)

3. one matter, incident, case

   Synonym: 一件 (ikken)

4. the same line of thought, logical path, or reasoning

Proper noun

一(いち)条(じょう) • (Ichijō) ^{←いちでう (itideu)?}

1. Ichijō (neighborhoods in Japan):
   1. A neighborhood of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Imizu, Toyama Prefecture.
   3. A neighborhood of Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture.
   4. The neighborhoods of Ebetsu and Fukagawa, Hokkaido prefecture.
2. a surname

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 一条 – see the following entry.

【ひとすじ】 [noun] one long thin item [adjective] singular focus Alternative spelling 一筋

(This term, 一条, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)