第
No., residence
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Vocabulary
ダイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次第 | シダイ | depending on; as soon as; immediately after; upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program; programme; precedence; circumstances; course of events; state of things; reason |
| 第一 | ダイイチ | first; foremost; number one; most important; best; greatest; most; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with |
| 第一人者 | ダイイチニンシャ | leading person; foremost figure |
| 第三者 | ダイサンシャ | third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person |
| 落第 | ラクダイ | failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次第に | しだいに | gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit |
| 第１ | だいいち | first; foremost; number one; most important; best; greatest; most; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with |
| 第一歩 | だいいっぽ | first step |
| 第一声 | だいいっせい | first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone |
| 第一線 | だいいっせん | the front (of a battlefield); forefront |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
策
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Grade 6JLPT 1
筆
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Grade 3JLPT 2
笑
laugh
Grade 4JLPT 3
筋
muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Grade 6JLPT 1
答
solution, answer
Grade 2JLPT 4
筒
cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve
Grade 8JLPT 2
等
etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Grade 3JLPT 3
箇
counter for articles
Grade 8JLPT 1
弟
younger brother, faithful service to elders
Grade 2JLPT 4
笛
flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
Grade 3JLPT 1