だいいち
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. first; foremost; number one
2. most important
3. best; greatest; most
Adverb
4. above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
Pitch accent
いいち
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Composed of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
first article
Examples (20 in total)
Safety always comes first.
Above all, don't tell a lie.
Write your name, first of all.
To begin with, she is too young.
Firstly, it is a matter of justice.
John puts his career before his family.
The first phase of construction has been completed.
What is the main cause of the crime?
In the first place, you should be punctual.
First of all, I want to tell you this.
He always puts himself first.
The primary cause of his failure is laziness.
Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.
The marathon always takes place on the first Sunday in October.
Corporate earnings for the first quarter were disappointing.
Our primary objective is to expand the South American market.
In medical research, one of the first problems is to isolate the cause of the disease.
I'll be your first patient.
He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.
The company incurred a deficit of $400 million during the first quarter.