► 名詞
一つ [(2)ひとつ] meaning: one rank: 1
☆ 一つお聞きしたい事があります ⇨ There is one thing I’d like to ask (☛ One item)
☆ 一つだけ気になることがあります ⇨ There’s just one thing that bothers me (☛ One item)
☆ 一つ選びなさい ⇨ Pick, choose, one (☛ One item)
More examples:
- 今一つ物足りない ⇨ It is not quite satisfying somehow
- 日本は二重国籍を認めない数少ない先進国の一つだ ⇨ Japan is one of the few developed countries that doesn’t allow dual citizenship
- ゲルニカはピカソの代表作の一つだ ⇨ Guernica is one of Picasso’s most famous works
- 日本では一つの皿に肉に野菜を添えて出すのが普通だ ⇨ In Japan it is common to serve meat along with vegetable in single plate
- 今日は昨日とは打って変わって雲一つ無い晴天だ ⇨ Today it is sunny with no clouds, completely different from yesterday
- ただどうしても気になることが一つ有ります ⇨ However there is one thing that makes me feel uneasy
- 日本で競馬は合法賭博の一つだ ⇨ Horse racing is one of the legal gamblings in Japan
- 徴税するのは政府の役割の一つだ ⇨ Collecting tax is one of the functions of the government
- 連中は表現の自由をバカの一つ覚えのように繰り返す ⇨ They repeat “freedom of expression” as if that is the only phrase they know
- 日本では謙遜が最大の美徳の一つだ ⇨ In Japan modesty is one of the most important virtues
- 津軽海峡は世界の難関の一つだ ⇨ The Tsugaru strait is one of the most difficult waters (to swim across) in the world
- 一つ間違えたら大変な事になっていた ⇨ It would’ve been a disaster if we’d made just one mistake
- ラーメン並一つ御願いします ⇨ One regular-portion ramen, please
- 彼は相手の主張を一つ一つ反証した ⇨ He proved the accuser’s argument wrong one by one
- 雀は世界で最も一般的な鳥の一つだ ⇨ The sparrow is one of the most common birds in the world