第だい一いち
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
Kanji used
ordinal number
one
Pitch accent
だ
いいち
Top 1200
Composed of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the first ...; primary
leading person; foremost figure
safety first (principle)
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
first secretary (of a communist party)
first violin; first violinist
first principles; first principle
at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost
the greatest of the day
assistant chief of staff, g1
original store; first store
first violin; first violinist
first quarter (of the year)
Daiichi Sankyo (pharmaceutical company)
first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)
mercury(I) chloride; calomel; mercurous chloride
first runner (in a relay); starting runner
first wave (of troops, immigrants, etc.); first group
monocalcium phosphate; monobasic calcium phosphate
Daiichi Sougin (former bank)
Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (DKB) (now merged into Mizuho Bank) (abbr)
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (now merged into Mizuho Bank)
type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)
Examples (19 in total)
Safety always comes first.
Above all, don't tell a lie.
Write your name, first of all.