一人（ひとり）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: one person
Example sentences
- 私は一人で旅行するのが好きだ。 — I like traveling alone.
- 今日は一人で留守番する。 — I'm staying home alone today.
Idioms & proverbs containing “一人”
- 鯛も一人はうまからず (たいもひとりはうまからず) — good food requires good company; eaten alone, even sea bream does not taste well
- 一人当千 (いちにんとうせん) — being a match for a thousand
- 娘一人に婿八人 (むすめひとりにむこはちにん) — being besieged by suitors; to be popular; eight suitors for one daughter
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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