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JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

だいいち (daiichi)

だいいち is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “first; foremost”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
だいいち
Romaji
daiichi
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. first; foremost; number one · noun taking の, noun
  2. most important · noun taking の, noun
  3. best; greatest; most · noun taking の, noun
  4. above all; besides; in any case; to begin with · adverb

Example sentences

まず、第一に名前を書きなさい。
Write your name, first of all.
Tatoeba #195639
健康が第一だ。
Nothing is more important than health.
Tatoeba #175535
日本は天下第一の国である。
Japan is the best country under the sun.
Tatoeba #122417

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

Source: JMdict entry 1415270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.