Kanji 第: No., residence

Key takeaways

Kanji 第: No., residence. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

第

Meaning

No.residence

On reading

ダイテイ

Radical

竹

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 第

No., residence

Kanji structure breakdown

第

Structure breakdown

竹 + 弔 + 丿

Mnemonic story

Bamboo (竹) strips are hung (弔) together and marked with a slash (丿) to denote their specific order. These numbered bamboo slips were used to represent the sequence or rank of items in a series.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ダイ

第だい
ordinal number / sequence marker
第一だいいち
first / foremost / number one
落第らくだい
failure / failing a class
次第しだい
order / situation / immediate

Commonly used words

第
だい
ordinal number / sequence marker
第一
だいいち
first / foremost / number one
落第
らくだい
failure / failing a class
次第
しだい
order / situation / immediate

Example sentences

Example 1

これは第一章の内容です。

Translation

This is the content of the first chapter.

Example 2

大会は第三回目に行われます。

Translation

The tournament will be held for the third time.

Example 3

第一に、あいさつをしましょう。

Translation

First, let's greet each other.

Example 4

彼が第一の候補です。

Translation

He is the top candidate.

Kanji 第: No., residence

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

第 (だい): meaning and examples

第一 (だいいち): meaning and examples

落第 (らくだい): meaning and examples

次第 (しだい): meaning and examples