JLPT N3 · Noun

次第 (shidai)

次第 (しだい, shidai) is a Japanese noun meaning “depending on”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しだい
Romaji: shidai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

depending on · suffix · after a noun
as soon as; immediately after; upon · suffix · after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand") · suffix · after the -masu stem of a verb
order; program; programme; precedence · noun
circumstances; course of events; state of things · noun

Example sentences

仕事の成功はあなた方の努力次第です。

Our success in this work depends on your efforts.

Tatoeba #169129

空港に着き次第、電話します。

I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

Tatoeba #179349

こういう次第だ。

This is how it stands.

Tatoeba #225047

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 次第

next, order, sequenceジ・シ・つ.ぐ・つぎ · 6 strokes

No., residenceダイ・テイ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 次第.

次つぎnext次々つぎつぎin succession次ぐつぐto follow目次もくじtable of contents取り次ぐとりつぐto pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.)第だいprefix for forming ordinal numbers落第らくだいfailure (in an examination)

Source: JMdict entry 1316680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.