N5 — outside your level filter
いちばん
いちばんichibanN5neutral
Same meaning13
more than; the most
- だけましだat least X — a bad situation beats the worse alternativeattaches at
- ほどto the point of ...; to such an extent that ...attaches at
- ほど〜ないnot as … asattaches at
- 以上にmore than; even more than — passes the level it's measured againstattaches at
- くらいabout; to the extent thatattaches at
- くらいならrather than ... — the speaker settles for anything over the option namedattaches at
- に限るnothing beats X; the best thing to do is Xattaches at
- に越したことはないnothing is better than X; the more/better X, the betterattaches at
- に比べてcompared to N; in comparison with Nattaches at
- のほうがis more …; the … one of the twoattaches at
- というよりrather than saying ...; more like ...attaches at
- 割にconsidering ...; more/less than expected given ...attaches at
- よりthan; compared toattaches at
All examples5
the most … in a set — superlative over three or more members
どの季節がいちばん好き？
dono kisetsu ga ichiban suki?
Which season do you like best? casual
日本でいちばん高い山は富士山です。
nihon de ichiban takai yama wa fujisan desu.
The highest mountain in Japan is Mt. Fuji. neutral
家族の中で母がいちばん早く起きます。
kazoku no naka de haha ga ichiban hayaku okimasu.
In my family, my mother gets up the earliest. neutral
the frontmost; the furthest back — before a position word, makes a noun
せっかくだから、いちばん前の席に座ろうよ。
sekkaku da kara, ichiban mae no seki ni suwarou yo.
Since we're here anyway, let's sit right at the front. casual
予備の電池は、棚のいちばん奥にあります。
yobi no denchi wa, tana no ichiban oku ni arimasu.
The spare batteries are right at the back of the shelf. neutral