一つ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一
ひと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
1つ

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひと​つ [hìtóꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çito̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

一(ひと)つ • (hitotsu) 

  1. one thing
    ブラシを一(ひと)つ買(か)った。
    Burashi o hitotsu katta.
    I bought a brush.

Usage notes

一(ひと)つ (hitotsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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