漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 311 strokesRadical
On
ダイ
Kun
Meaning
ordinal prefix, order

Origin

ORIGIN

竹 (bamboo) + 弟 (sound) — bamboo tags lined up in order, meaning 'sequence' or 'order'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ダイ第一・第三者・及第

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 第一だいいち

    first, number one

  • 次第しだい

    depending on, order

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

わたしの 第一の ゆめは 先生 です。

My first dream is to be a teacher.

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