第

No.

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingダイ、テイ

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 3

Meanings

no.RtK
residence

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo

Components

How it's built

第

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

及第きゅうだい

passing (an examination)

program of a ceremony (programme)

safety first (principle)

(French) Second Republic

Additional Examples

彼は評論家として次第に有名になった。

He became more and more famous as a critic.tatoeba

彼は第二次世界大戦では陸軍大将だった。

He was a general in the Second World War.tatoeba

彼は第一ラウンドの一発のパンチでノックアウトされた。

He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.tatoeba

彼は第３コーナーを回ったところでレースを諦めた。

He threw away the race after rounding the third turn.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 第

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step