位い

counter

rank; place in a ranking

Counter suffix for ranking or placing in a contest, list, sales chart, and similar orderings. Commonly appears after numbers, especially with 第 as in 第1位.

• 彼かれはマラソンで1位いになった。

  He came in first place in the marathon.

• この商しょう品ひんは売うり上あげランキングで第だい2位いです。

  This product is second in the sales ranking.

counter

decimal place

Mathematical counter for positions after the decimal point, usually in phrases like 小数第2位 or 小数第3位.

• 小しょう数すう第だい3位いを四し捨しゃ五ご入にゅうしてください。

  Please round at the third decimal place.

counter

counter for ghosts

Rare and specialized counter use for ghosts or spirits. In everyday modern Japanese, other counters such as 一人 or 一体 are more likely depending on context, so this use is best treated as dictionary or specialized knowledge.

• 辞じ書しょ的てきには、「幽ゆう霊れい一いち位い」のように幽ゆう霊れいを数かぞえる用よう法ほうもある。

  In dictionary terms, there is also a use that counts ghosts as in “one ghost.”