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No.
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingダイ、テイ
JōyōGrade 3
  1. prefix for forming ordinal numbers

Popular Usage

次第

Radicals and components

Radical竹bambooComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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no. · bamboo (竹) · dollar · bow (弓) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1327

Compound words

次第しだい
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes")
第一だいいち
first; foremost; number one; most important; best
第二だいに
second
落第らくだい
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
次第にしだいに
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
第一歩だいいっぽ
first step
第三者だいさんしゃ
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
第一声だいいっせい
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese)
第一義だいいちぎ
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
第一線だいいっせん
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
第三国だいさんごく
a third country
第一人者だいいちにんしゃ
leading person; foremost figure
手当たり次第てあたりしだい
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせん
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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