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
first place
the first ...; primary
leading person; foremost figure
safety first (principle)
first knuckle joint
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
first movement (mus)
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
first violin; first violinist
first violin; first violinist
the greatest of the day
assistant chief of staff, g1
original store; first store
first philosophy
first language
(French) First Empire
at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost
first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)
first law of thermodynamics
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)
primary salt
monocalcium phosphate; monobasic calcium phosphate
America First (U.S. policy)
Examples (20 in total)
Safety always comes first.
Above all, don't tell a lie.
Write your name, first of all.