だい
Meanings
Noun
1. title; subject; theme; topic
2. problem (on a test); question
Counter
Suffix
3. counter for questions (on a test)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
difficult problem; challenge
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
subject; theme
subjects for improvisation; subjects for improvization
topic of discussion; agenda
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
main question; real issue at hand
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
title; caption; heading
example; exercise (for the reader)
seasonal word (in haiku); seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)
poetry composed on a set theme
poem or writings added to a picture or painting
subject; theme
English title (of a film, book, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
subject; theme; motif
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
change of title; retitling; changed title
subtitle; subheading
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
title lettering
original title
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
difficult problem or question
subject; theme
lemma; lemmata
meaning of a title (of a book, poem, etc.); point of a question (on an exam, etc.)
story (verbal) problem; problem expressed in words
past (exam) question collection
similar question; (classification by) similarity of theme
theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest
theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest
negative proposition
subject for a poem
prefatory words; epigraph
miscellaneous problems; miscellaneous subjects (themes)
prefatory words; epigraph
opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra); title on a scroll or rolled book
heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.); opening phrase of a sutra
subject of a composition
chapter title; section title; volume title
classical Japanese poetry hiding the theme name in consecutive morae
Examples (4 in total)
Why did you choose that particular subject?
The title of this play is "Othello".
Write an essay on "Friendship".