一番 ichiban Number One

一番 is the common Japanese word for number one, and the evening's first star is the 一番星. Worn as a tattoo, it says you aim to be first, or that someone is first to you.

Number One (一番) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Block VB2C

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Block VB2D

Number One (一番) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Cursive VC1B

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Cursive VC1C

Number One (一番) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Number One 一番 ichiban Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2D

Number One 一番 ichiban Horizontal Block HB2A

Number One 一番 ichiban Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Number One 一番 ichiban Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

More about 一番

一番 is number one, first in line or first place. As an adverb it means most or best, and 一番上 (ichiban ue) is the very top, or the eldest child.

The Japanese word 一番 meaning "Number One" is composed of the kanji 一 (read ichi) meaning "one" and 番 (read ban) meaning "number (in a series)".

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

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