第 (だい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

第 (だい) means ordinal number / sequence marker.

See example sentences below.

第 at a glance

第

だいdai

N1prefix

ordinal number / sequence marker

第だいdaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

ordinal number / sequence marker

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.