Help with kanji character

[LaoQiao]

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I recently bought a T-shirt with a Japanese word on it, but can't find it online. I am attaching a photo. I tried drawing it on a Japanese dictionary site and a Chinese site (http://www.chinese-tools.com) but struck out. Maybe I've got the stroke order all wrong. Anyway, I hope someone can tell me what it means.

Thanks!

[hariharidax]

This means "Number One" or "First","Most".
First character means "One",Second character means "Number".
It called "ICHIBAN".
Please ask me anything if you may not understand about Japan!

[LaoQiao]

Arigato! 谢谢！I am an American teaching English in Chuna. My students also take.Japanese, but I wanted to know what it meant before I gave the shirt away. Got it at a yard sale still in its bag and it's too small for me.

I would like to learn more about Japan. Thanks for your offer.

[furrykef]

Yeah, the spacing makes it look like one kanji. I was confused too, even though I know darn well what 一番 means.

[tokyofan]

Oh great. I know that one. It's the same as the logo for a Japanese restaurant called Ichi-ban.