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It is the kanji for "one" and can be read "Ichi" (among other things).
けんいち [健一] ?
I read the hiragana and this is what I got: Kenichi. Is that right, Kenichi? But 健 is Ken, right? So how does that add up?And why is there a
一? Isn't that to prolong a vowel or something? I think I may be just over analyzing or something.
It is the kanji for "one" and can be read "Ichi" (among other things).
It's a name. 一 is definitely "one". It's often used in male names.
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the kanji "ichi" 一
the long vowel mark ー
健一 vs 健ー
Although you might not be able to see the difference depending on the font you're using in your browser.
Toritoribe, I thought before that 'long vowel mark' should be used with katakana only. Looks like it was wrong assumption.
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Ohh, thank you very much! I see the difference now.
The long vowel mark can be also used with kanji in colloquial expressions (e.g. 暑ーい！). 健ー doesn't make any sense, though.
Toritoribe, thank You so much
