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第一 (だいいち, daiichi) Japanese meaning: first | Kotomora
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He got the top grades in the class.
First impressions are very important.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 第だい 一いち に 考かんが える to consider X the top priority
You should consider your health as the top priority.
第だい 一いち に 、 〈 事こと 〉 first of all, ...
First of all, the budget isn't enough.
〈 事こと 〉 が 第だい 一いち だ X is the most important thing
Family comes before work; family is the most important thing.
Expressions 保ほ 身しん 第だい 一いち self-preservation first; looking out for oneself above all まず 第だい 一いち に first of all; to begin with; in the first place Related words· 9 一番 is the everyday, colloquial way to say 'first/best', while 第一 sounds more formal and is favored in written or structured contexts.
最重要 is a more explicit, formal way to say 'most important', while 第一 conveys the same idea more concisely and idiomatically.
まず is a plain adverb meaning 'first' used to introduce a point, while 第一 in its adverbial use adds a slightly more formal or emphatic 'above all' tone.
最初 refers strictly to the beginning of a time sequence, whereas 第一 can also mean first in rank or importance.
Show 5 more 第一 is the native Japanese word for 'first, foremost' used in formal or general contexts, while ファースト is a katakana loanword mainly used prenominally in compounds like ファーストクラス.
第一 is a more formal, often written way to say 'first' in a ranking or list, whereas 一つ目 is the everyday spoken equivalent.
第一 literally means 'first' or 'foremost' and is used more formally or in enumerations, while 何より conveys a personal sense of what matters most.
Opposites 最後 means 'last', the direct opposite of 第一 when talking about order or rank.
第一 means 'the first' in a numbered sequence, while 第二 means 'the second,' making them direct ordinal opposites.
Written forms 第だい 一いち Usage 35%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling.
だいいち Usage 65%
第だい １いち
Variant using Arabic numeral; seen in some contexts but less common than the full kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 第 (ordinal prefix) and 一 (one). The adverbial sense developed from the idea of 'firstly' or 'in the first place'.
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優ゆう
先せん
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第一 casually means 'number one' or 'most important', while 最優先 is the more formal term used for explicit prioritization decisions.
第一 is used to list the most important point first among several, while そもそも is used to step back and question or restate the basic premise of the whole matter.
Show 9 more leading party; dominant party
first issue; first number; the first
first report; initial report
primary salt
volume 1; first volume
first impression; immediate thought
Article 1; first article
first; primary; initial
first wave
