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JLPT N3 · Noun

位 (kurai)

位 (くらい, kurai) is a Japanese noun meaning “throne; crown”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
くらい
Romaji
kurai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat · noun · orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"
  2. government position; court rank · noun
  3. social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung · noun
  4. grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank · noun
  5. position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place · noun

Example sentences

５８１４を千の位に四捨五入すれば何になりますか。
What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
Tatoeba #76953

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

Kanji in 位

位
rank, grade, throneイ・くらい・ぐらい · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 位.

位置いちplace単位たんいunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)地位ちい(social) position上位じょういsuperior (in rank)優位ゆういpredominance

Source: JMdict entry 1155400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.