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Kanji Detail for 第 - "number"

第

  • Meaning

    第 means "number." Also associated with order, rank.

    1. Order - Sequence; ranking.

    2. Number - Ordinal indicator.

    3. Rank - Grade; level; class.

    4. Residence - Mansion; estate.

  • Words using 第

    • 次第に しだいに Listen gradually; by degrees; little by little
    • 第一歩 だいいっぽ Listen first step
    • 第三者 だいさんしゃ Listen third party; third person; outsider
    • 第一人者 だいいちにんしゃ Listen leading person; foremost figure
    • 第二次世界大戦 だいにじせかいたいせん Listen Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII
    • 第一線 だいいっせん Listen the front (of a battlefield); forefront
    • 第一声 だいいっせい Listen first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech
    • 第三国 だいさんごく Listen a third country

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    • Verified meaning: number
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: order, rank

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    No.; residence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sequence, number; grade, degree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Order and sequence. Such as rank, grade. Recording the order of things as first, second. Also this meaning. | A particle. Meaning "only." | Residence. Such as 門第 (family standing), 邸第 (mansion). | Examination rank. In old times those who passed the jinshi examination were called 及第 (passing). Those who failed were called 落第 (failing).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dai(ダイ) ダイ

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    order number rank exam test residence arrangement catalog categorization class count grade hierarchy index level list placement position sequence

Sentences including 第

  • I will be a repeater !

  • She gradually began to understand.

  • Whether you will succeed or not depends on your efforts.

  • The wind gradually died down.

  • I must finish this work first.

  • In the first place we have to decide on the name.

  • I will give you a call as soon as i know for sure.

  • I will see him at the first opportunity.

  • It was like this.

  • I will do it on the first occasion.

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