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第

第 — No., residence

On
ダイ, テイ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
3

Common words with 第

  • 次第にしだいにgradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bitCommon

    日が経つにつれて、天気は次第に悪化しつつあった。
    The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.

  • 第一歩だいいっぽfirst stepCommon

    自分自身の無知を認めることが、賢くなるための第一歩であるとソクラテスは言った。
    Socrates said that recognising your own ignorance is the first step towards wisdom.

  • 第三者だいさんしゃthird party; third person; outsider; disinterested personCommon

    第三者が解読を試みても、この暗号を解読することはできない。
    A potential third party would not be able to crack the code.

  • 第一人者だいいちにんしゃleading person; foremost figureCommon
  • 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんSecond World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2Common
  • 第一線だいいっせんthe front (of a battlefield); forefrontCommon
  • 第一声だいいっせいfirst words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouthCommon
  • 第三国だいさんごくa third countryCommon
  • 次第しだいdepending onCommon
  • 第一義だいいちぎprimary significance; primary importance; first principleCommon
  • 手当たり次第てあたりしだいusing anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at rand…Common
  • 第だいprefix for forming ordinal numbersCommon
  • 第一だいいちfirst; foremost; number oneCommon
  • 第二だいにsecondCommon
  • 落第らくだいfailure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year)Common
  • 第一次世界大戦だいいちじせかいたいせんFirst World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1Occasional
  • 第一印象だいいちいんしょうfirst impressionOccasional
  • 第三次産業だいさんじさんぎょうtertiary industryOccasional
  • 及第きゅうだいpassing (an examination); making the gradeOccasional
  • 第三勢力だいさんせいりょくa third forceOccasional

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 250 words that use 第.

  • 次第に しだいに gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
  • 第一歩 だいいっぽ first step
  • 第三者 だいさんしゃ third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
  • 第一人者 だいいちにんしゃ leading person; foremost figure
  • 第二次世界大戦 だいにじせかいたいせん Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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