一箇

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	箇
いち > いっ Grade: 1	か Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
一ケ 一ヶ 一カ 一か 一個 一个

一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 箇 (ka, counter used with numbers in the ichi-ni-san counting system)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いっか [íꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ik̚ka̠]

Noun

一(いっ)箇(か) • (ikka) 

1. one (of anything)
2. a, an
3. (mathematics) prefixes the whole number, 1, in a compound fraction

   一箇(いっか)三分(さんぶん)の一(いち)

   ikkasanbunnoichi

   one and one-third, 1 1/3

Usage notes

一箇 is 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)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	箇
いち > いっ Grade: 1	こ Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 一箇 – see the following entry.

【一個いっこ】 [noun] one (of anything) [noun] a, an Alternative spellings １個, 1個, １箇, 1箇

(This term, 一箇, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)