第一だいいち (daiichi)

first, foremost, # 1

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #14893 most frequent

Meaning

第一 (だいいち, daiichi) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “first, foremost, # 1”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

私わたしには 仕事しごとが 第だい 一いちです。

Work is my first priority.

健康けんこうが 第だい 一いちだ。

Nothing is more important than health.

第だい 一いち、 主題しゅだいが 曖昧あいまいだ。

His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.

まず第一に、彼は怠け者だ。

In the first place, he's a lazy boy.