# 壱 — one in legal writing

壱 means “one in legal writing”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: イチ (ichi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: one in legal writing
- On'yomi: イチ (ichi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 4

## How to remember 壱

Parts: 士 samurai · 冖 cover · 匕 sitting person; spoon

## Don't confuse it with

[売](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/sell/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 4” set

[堆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/piled-high/) · [壱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/one-in-legal-writing/) · [斤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-loaves/) · [丙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/third-in-order/) · [弐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/two-in-legal-writing/) · [耗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-out/) · [僅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-little/) · [箇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-places/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/one-in-legal-writing/. Last updated 2026-11-01.