一いっ品ぴん

also: ひとしな

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

item; article; product

General term for a single item, article, or product, often used in commercial or catalog contexts.

この店みせでは一いっ品ぴんずつ丁てい寧ねいに包ほう装そうしてくれる。
This shop carefully wraps each item individually.

新しん

作さく

の

一いっ

品ぴん

を

カタログ

に

追つい

加か

し

まし

た

。

We added a new product to the catalog.

2

noun

dish; course

Refers to a single dish or course in a meal, commonly used in restaurant menus and food descriptions.

今日きょうのランチは一いっ品ぴんだけ注ちゅう文もんした。
For lunch today, I ordered just one dish.
この店みせの一いっ品ぴん料りょう理りはどれも美味おいしい。
Every à la carte dish at this restaurant is delicious.

3

noun

finest item; masterpiece; exquisite piece

Only with reading いっぴん

Used specifically with the reading いっぴん to denote an item of exceptional quality, often in arts, crafts, or cuisine.

この壺つぼはまさに当とう代だいの一いっ品ぴんだ。
This pot is truly a masterpiece of our time.
シェフ自じ慢まんの一いっ品ぴんをぜひ味あじわってください。
Please enjoy the chef's proudest creation.

Written forms

一品Usage67%
- いっぴん
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading いっぴん. High-frequency news and common vocabulary.
- ひとしな
  Rare reading ひとしな for the same kanji, mostly found in older or literary contexts. Learners should prioritize いっぴん.
いっぴんUsage33%
ひとしな

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
品goods, refinement, dignity

Similar words

品しな
品 (しな) is a broader term for goods or items, while 一品 emphasizes a single, often notable, item.
逸いっ品ぴん
逸品 (いっぴん) is a near-synonym for 'masterpiece' or 'rare find,' but 一品 (いっぴん) in sense 3 is more neutral and can simply mean 'finest item' without the nuance of rarity.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (いち, 'one') + 品 (ひん, 'item'). The reading いっぴん results from a regular sound change (促音便). The rare reading ひとしな uses the native Japanese reading for 一 and the kun'yomi for 品.