一位

一位

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”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) いち​い [ìchíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [it͡ɕii]

Noun

一位 (hiragana いちい, rōmaji ichi-i, historical hiragana いちゐ)

1. the first or foremost place, first rank
2. (mathematics) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) いちい [ìchíí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [it͡ɕii]

Noun

一位 (hiragana いちい, katakana イチイ, rōmaji ichii, historical hiragana いちゐ, historical katakana イチヰ)

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, as イチイ.
• Not to be confused with いちい樫 (ichiigashi, “Quercus gilva”), which is also shortened to ichii.

Derived terms

• イチイ科 (か) (ichii-ka)

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

一位 (hiragana ひとくらい, rōmaji hitokurai, historical hiragana ひとくらゐ)

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 (hiragana いつい, rōmaji Itsui, historical hiragana いつゐ)

1. a female given name

一位 (hiragana かずい, rōmaji Kazui, historical hiragana かずゐ)

1. a male or female given name

一位 (hiragana かずのり, rōmaji Kazunori)

1. a male given name

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN