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第一位 (だいいちい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

第だい一いち位い

Meanings

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noun

first place; first rank

Used in rankings, competitions, and ordered lists to indicate the top position.

彼かれは大たい会かいで第だい一いち位いになった。
He took first place in the tournament.
この商しょう品ひんは売うり上あげ第だい一いち位いです。
This product is number one in sales.

Written forms

第だい一いち位い
Standard kanji spelling.
第だい１いち位い
Variant with Arabic numeral; common in tables and rankings.

Kanji

第No., residence
一one, one radical (no.1)
位rank, grade, throne

Similar words

一いち位い
一位 is a simpler form meaning 'first place', while 第一位 adds the ordinal prefix 第 for a more formal or explicit ranking context.
首しゅ位い
首位 also means 'first place' but is often used in sports leagues or competitive standings, whereas 第一位 is more general.

Etymology

Compound of 第 (ordinal prefix) + 一 (one) + 位 (rank, position).