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題 (だい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

題だい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

title; subject; theme; topic

Refers to the main subject or heading of a work, discussion, or event.

作さく文ぶんの題だいを決きめる。
I decide on the title of the composition.
会かい議ぎの題だいは環かん境きょう問もん題だいです。
The topic of the meeting is environmental issues.

Kanji

題topic, subject

Similar words

問もん題だい
問題 is the general word for 'problem' or 'issue', while 題 is more specific to titles, topics, or test questions.
テーマ
テーマ is a loanword for 'theme', often used in artistic or academic contexts, while 題 is a native noun used for titles and topics more broadly.

Etymology

The kanji 題 originally referred to the forehead, later extended to mean a heading or title. The reading だい is the on'yomi.

2

noun

problem; question

Used for test or exam questions.

この試し験けんは全ぜん部ぶで10題だいあります。
This exam has ten questions in total.
難むずかしい題だいに時じ間かんをかけすぎた。
I spent too much time on a difficult problem.

3

noun, used as a suffix, counter

counter for questions

Suffix and counter for test questions; attaches to numbers.

試し験けんには5題だいの記き述じゅつ問もん題だいが出でた。
Five essay questions appeared on the exam.
この章しょうの練れん習しゅう問もん題だいは10題だいある。
There are ten practice problems in this chapter.