だいいち
Meanings
Noun
1. 序列が一番目であること。最初。
2. 最もすぐれていること。
3. 最も重要なこと。最優先事項。
Kanji used
ordinal number
one
Pitch accent
いいち
Top 1100
Composed of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
① 一番初め。② ことの始め。最初。③ いくらか存在するもののうちの一部。
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
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.