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Ichi, Itsu, Hito-, or Hito(tsu)?
I was looking on the internet for the Japanese word for "one", and when I finally came to a website and typed it in, it said the japanese word was "ichi, itsu, hito-, hito(tsu)". Which one is it? And what are the differences between ichi, itsu, hito-, and hito(tsu)? Why are they all listed as "one"?
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| 171967 |
Re:Ichi, Itsu, Hito-, or Hito(tsu)?
Japanese has many counters.
Hito(tsu)is for counting smaller items,
ippiki would be counting one animal
hitori is counting one person.
Ichi is the basic "one" you are used to. ichi nichi - one day.
ichi jikann - one hour
It is also the "one" you would use while counting up 1-10, etc..
So the answer is, all are correct. It depends solely on context.
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| 175117 |
Re:Ichi, Itsu, Hito-, or Hito(tsu)?
ichi
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