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Best / Number One

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ichi ban

一番 is often used to mean “best” or “the best” in Japanese.

It actually means “number one” in Japanese.

The two most important days in your life...

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Jinsei de ichiban daijina hi wa futsuka aru. Umaretahi to, naze umareta ka o wakatta hi

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人生で一番大事な日は二日ある。生まれた日と、なぜ生まれたかを分かった日 is Mark Twain's quote, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why” in Japanese.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
一番 see styles	yī fān yi1 fan1 i fan ichiban いちばん	More info & calligraphy: Best / Number One (kana only) pair; couple; brace; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) number one; first; first place; (adverb) (2) best; most; (3) game; round; bout; (adverb) (4) as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; (5) song (e.g. in noh); piece; (place-name) Ichiban first
一番丁 see styles	ichibanchou / ichibancho いちばんちょう	一番丁 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibanchō
一番上 see styles	ichibanue いちばんうえ	一番上 Custom Scroll (adj-no,n) highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
一番割 see styles	ichibanwari いちばんわり	一番割 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibanwari
一番地 see styles	ichibanchi いちばんち	一番地 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibanchi
一番堰 see styles	ichibanzeki いちばんぜき	一番堰 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibanzeki
一番屋 see styles	ichibanya いちばんや	一番屋 Custom Scroll (surname) Ichiban'ya
一番川 see styles	ichibangawa いちばんがわ	一番川 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ichibangawa
一番手 see styles	ichibante いちばんて	一番手 Custom Scroll first player; first worker
一番方 see styles	ichibankata いちばんかた	一番方 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibankata
一番星 see styles	ichibanboshi いちばんぼし	一番星 Custom Scroll the first star to appear in the evening
一番池 see styles	ichibanike いちばんいけ	一番池 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichiban'ike
一番瀬 see styles	ichibangase いちばんがせ	一番瀬 Custom Scroll (surname) Ichibangase
一番町 see styles	ichibanmachi いちばんまち	一番町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibanmachi
一番目 see styles	ichibanme いちばんめ	一番目 Custom Scroll the first
一番端 see styles	ichibanhashi いちばんはし	一番端 Custom Scroll very end; extremity; edge; endmost one
一番組 see styles	ichibangumi いちばんぐみ	一番組 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibangumi
一番線 see styles	ichibansen いちばんせん	一番線 Custom Scroll track no. 1
一番茶 see styles	ichibancha いちばんちゃ	一番茶 Custom Scroll first-grade tea (first picking)
一番谷 see styles	ichibantani いちばんたに	一番谷 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ichibantani
一番鶏 see styles	ichibandori いちばんどり	一番鶏 Custom Scroll first cockcrowing
十一番 see styles	juuichiban / juichiban じゅういちばん	十一番 Custom Scroll (place-name) Jūichiban
南一番 see styles	minamiichiban / minamichiban みなみいちばん	南一番 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiichiban
大一番 see styles	ooichiban おおいちばん	大一番 Custom Scroll decisive game; important bout; crucial match
春一番 see styles	haruichiban はるいちばん	春一番 Custom Scroll first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring; (person) Haruichiban (1966.8.13-)
朝一番 see styles	asaichiban あさいちばん	朝一番 Custom Scroll first thing in the morning
東一番 see styles	higashiichiban / higashichiban ひがしいちばん	東一番 Custom Scroll (place-name) Higashiichiban
柱一番 see styles	hashiraichiban はしらいちばん	柱一番 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hashiraichiban
横一番 see styles	yokoichiban よこいちばん	横一番 Custom Scroll (place-name) Yokoichiban
翻一番 see styles	fān yī fān fan1 yi1 fan1 fan i fan	翻一番 Custom Scroll to increase by 100%; to double

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)
Best Number One	一番	ichi ban / ichiban
The two most important days in your life...	人生で一番大事な日は二日ある生まれた日となぜ生まれたかを分かった日	Jinsei de ichiban daijina hi wa futsuka aru. Umaretahi to, naze umareta ka o wakatta hi