一位(いちい)

いちい
noun
first place, top rank
quantity
1. first place, top rank, number one
The highest position in a ranking or competition.
一位(いちい)を獲得(かくとく)する。
I win first place.
ランキング一位(いちい)になった。
It became number one in the rankings.
売(う)り上(あ)げ一位(いちい)の商品(しょうひん)はこれです。
This is our top-selling product.

一位(いちい) indicates first place or the top rank.

Common collocations

  • 一位(いちい)を取(と)る: to take first place
  • 一位(いちい)を獲得(かくとく)する: to win first place
  • 一位(いちい)になる: to become number one
  • 世界(せかい)一位(いちい): world's number one
  • 売(う)り上(あ)げ一位(いちい): number one in sales
  • 人気(にんき)一位(いちい): most popular (first in popularity)

Rankings

Different pronunciations

Note that 一位(いちい) has different kanji readings in other contexts:

Related Words

Compare: 一番(いちばん) (most, best, number one)
Compare: トップ (top)
Compare: 一着(いっちゃく) (first place (in a race))
Related: 何位(なんい) (what place)
Related: 二位(にい) (second place)
Compare: 一等(いっとう) (first class)
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Added 2026.1.29 12:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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