第だい1いち
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. first; foremost; number one
I am the first prince of this country.
2. most important
If you think it's dangerous, put your own safety first.
3. best; greatest; most
Adverb
4. above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
First of all, this is not your fault!
Kanji used
ordinal number
Pitch accent
だ
いいち
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Composed of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
first quarter (of the year)
Examples (10 in total)
Health is the first condition of happiness.
The first was the school uniform.
Ten games were played on the first day.