一個

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 (a measure word); individual
trad. (一個) 一 個
simp. (一个) 一 个

Pronunciation

Note: Chaoyang.

Determiner

一個

  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
    給我一個就好了。 [MSC, trad.]
    给我一个就好了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gěi wǒ yīge jiù hǎo le. [Pinyin]
    One will do.
    一個愛嘮叨的奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
    一个爱唠叨的奶奶 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge ài láodao de nǎinai [Pinyin]
    a nagging grandmother
    一個陌生女人的來信 [MSC, trad.]
    一个陌生女人的来信 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]
    a letter from an unknown woman
    一個時代的產物／一个时代的产物  ―  yīge shídài de chǎnwù  ―  a product of an era
    這是一個美麗的錯誤。 [MSC, trad.]
    这是一个美丽的错误。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì yīge měilì de cuòwù. [Pinyin]
    This is a beautiful mistake.
  2. same
    它們都是一個樣兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    它们都是一个样儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen dōu shì yīge yàngr. [Pinyin]
    They are all of the same type.

Usage notes
  • For Hokkien, Douglas (1873/1899) notes that dê/--dê is sometimes heard after final ⟨-t⟩, such as with this term, chi̍t--ê > chi̍t--dê / chi̍d--dê,[1] although modern Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) does not use the letter ⟨D⟩.

Derived terms

References
  1. Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “dê”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
一 個
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
一箇

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ko, “thing”, general counter used for any object).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)個(こ) • (ikko) 

  1. one (of anything)
  2. a, an
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
一 個
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 か
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
一箇
一ケ
一ヶ
一カ
一か

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 個 (ka, “thing”, general counter used for any object),[1][2] using the tōon reading of ka for the second character.

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)個(か) • (ikka) 

  1. one (of anything)
  2. a, an
Usage notes

The ikka reading is more often encountered in a prefixing role, as in 一個所 (ikka sho, “one place”), 一個月 (ikka getsu, “one month (as a duration of time)”).

Synonyms

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

See also
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/一個
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