Ichiban

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Ichiban (一番) means 'first' in Japanese. The Japanese language has numerous numeric suffixes that are used depending on the subject matter;[1][2] "-ban" is only one of many ways to turn "ichi" ("one") into "first".

It can also refer to:

  • Chūka Ichiban!, a Japanese anime
  • Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō, a Japanese anime
  • Sapporo Ichiban, a brand of instant noodles produced by Sanyo Foods
  • Ichiban Records, an Atlanta, Georgia hip-hop record label
  • "Ichiban", song number G of the A-Z Series
  • Ichiban, a fictional male lipstick on the sitcom Friends
  • Ichiban Steak and Sushi, a restaurant chain
  • Ichiban Moto, a US based builder of customized japanese motorcycles in the cafe racer tradition[3]

See also

  • Dai-ichi, another Japanese word meaning "Number one", with less connotation of superiority.

References

  1. ↑ Kena Sosa (1 June 2010), Mastering Japanese Counters—Different Endings for Counting Different Categories of Things, retrieved 2011-04-16 
  2. ↑ minteh (2009-02-13), "How do you say "first", "second", "third" and so on in Japanese?", Yahoo! Answers, retrieved 2011-04-16 
  3. ↑ Ichiban Moto eblog, retrieved 2014-01-13 
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