位

Meaning

位 centers on a person's standing or position: a rank, grade, or the seat of authority such as a throne. The approximate senses 'about' and 'some' extend from the idea of a rough position or degree.

• 位くらい
  N3

  throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat

• 位い

  rank; place (e.g. first place)

• 下位かい
  N1

  low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

• 位置いち
  N3

  place; position; location

• 単位たんい
  N3

  unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

• 上位じょうい
  N1

  superior (in rank); top; ranking

• 地位ちい
  N3

  (social) position; status; standing

• 順位じゅんい
  N2

  order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

• 部位ぶい

  part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

• 優位ゆうい
  N1

  predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

• 首位しゅい

  first place; head position; leading position

• 位置付けいちづけ

  placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

• 方位ほうい
  N1

  bearing; heading; point of the compass

• 王位おうい

  the throne; the crown

• 学位がくい
  N1

  (academic) degree

• 本位ほんい

  standard; basis; principle

• 水位すいい

  water level

• 即位そくい

  accession to the throne; enthronement

• 品位ひんい

  dignity; grace; nobility

• 各位かくい

  everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen

• 高位こうい

  dignity; eminent; high ranking

• 皇位こうい

  imperial throne

• 位置付けるいちづける

  to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

• 一位いちい

  first place; first rank

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