► 副詞
一番 [いちばん] meaning: most rank: 1
☆ 一番安いのはどれですか？ ⇨ Which one is the cheapest?
☆ 人生で一番大切なのは健康だ ⇨ Health is the most important thing in life
☆ 私達は一番後ろの列の席に座った ⇨ We sat at the furthest back row seats
一番 [いちばん] [一番最初] meaning: most rank: 1
☆ それを聞いて一番最初に思い浮かんだ事は… ⇨ The very first thing that came to my mind when I heard that is … (☛ 一番最初 is a redundant but commonly used phrase)
一番 [いちばん] [一番最後] meaning: most rank: 1
☆ アルバムの一番最後の曲 ⇨ The very last song of the album (☛ 一番最後 is a redundant but commonly used phrase)
► 名詞
一番 [(2)いちばん] [coll] meaning: best rank: 1
☆ ビールは冷えたのが一番だ ⇨ Beer is best when ice cold
☆ 疲れた時は寝るのが一番だ ⇨ It is best to sleep when you are tired
一番 [(2)いちばん] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ それは明日一番にやろう ⇨ Let’s do it the first thing tomorrow
☆ 彼女は競走で一番になった ⇨ She finished first in the race
一番 [(2)いちばん] meaning: match rank: 4
☆ 優勝の行方を変える重要な一番 ⇨ An important match that changes the course of the championship
More examples:
- 彼の部屋はこの通路の一番奥だ ⇨ His room is at the very end of this hallway
- 海王星は太陽系の一番外側を回っている ⇨ Neptune revolves the most outside of the Solar System
- やっぱりお袋の味が一番だ ⇨ When everything is said and done, mom’s cooking is the best
- 巨人の背番号一番と三番は永久欠番になっている ⇨ The jersey numbers 1 and 3 of the Giants are permanently retired
- 南極に一番乗りしたのはアムンセンだ ⇨ Amundsen was first to reach the South Pole
- 何よりも健康が一番大切だ ⇨ Health is the most important over anything else
- 酒は程々が一番 ⇨ It is best to keep your drinking moderate
- 人生で一番大事なものは家族だ ⇨ The most important thing in life is family
- 中途半端が一番いけない。最初からやらないか、最後までやるかのどっちかにしろ ⇨ Somewhere in the middle, that’s the worst. It is either you don’t do it at all, or go all the way
- どのドレスが一番良いと思う？ ⇨ Which dress do you think is the best?
- 警戒心が薄れた時が一番危ない ⇨ It is most dangerous when cautiousness has been lessened, people have become less cautious
- 一番肝心な時に腰砕けになるとは何とも情けない ⇨ How pathetic that he chickened out when it mattered most
- やっぱり我が家が一番だ ⇨ My home is the No.1 place. There’s no place like home
- 彼は表彰台の一番上に登った ⇨ He got on top of the podium
- 彼は大一番に強い ⇨ He’s clutch in big games