第: No.; ResidenceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (ダイ・テイ)

• 次第にしだいにgradually (progress into a state)
• 第三者だいさんしゃthird party; third person
• 第一人者だいいちにんしゃleading person; foremost figure
• 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんSecond World War; World War II
• 第一線だいいっせんthe front (of a battlefield); forefront
• 第一声だいいっせいfirst words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth
• 第三国だいさんごくa third country
• 次第しだいdepending on
• 第一義だいいちぎprimary significance; primary importance
• 及第きゅうだいpassing (an examination); making the grade
• 式次第しきしだいprogram of a ceremony (programme)
• 手当たり次第てあたりしだいusing anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly
• 第だいprefix for forming ordinal numbers
• 第一だいいちfirst; foremost
• 第一印象だいいちいんしょうfirst impression
• 第一次世界大戦だいいちじせかいたいせんWorld War I; First World War
• 第一次産業だいいちじさんぎょうprimary industry
• 第三勢力だいさんせいりょくa third force
• 第三次産業だいさんじさんぎょうtertiary industry
• 第三紀だいさんきthe Tertiary period
• 第二だいにsecond
• 落第らくだいfailure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year)
• かような次第でかようなしだいでthus; such being the case
• でき次第できしだいas soon as completed
• まず第一にまずだいいちにfirst of all; in the first place
• アメリカ第一主義アメリカだいいちしゅぎAmerica First (U.S. policy)
• 事と次第でこととしだいでif things permit; under certain circumstances
• 事の次第ことのしだいcircumstances
• 仕事第一主義しごとだいいちしゅぎworkaholism
• 便の有り次第びんのありしだいon the first opportunity
• 先ず第一にまずだいいちにfirst of all; in the first place
• 出世第一主義しゅっせだいいちしゅぎcareerism
• 出来次第できしだいas soon as completed
• 到着次第とうちゃくしだいupon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
• 劈頭第一へきとうだいいちat the outset; at the very beginning
• 勝手次第かってしだいacting according to one's inclinations
• 及第点きゅうだいてんpassing mark
• 及第者きゅうだいしゃsuccessful examinee
• 呈示次第ていじしだいat (upon) presentation; when presented
• 善意の第三者ぜんいのだいさんしゃbona fide third party; bona fide third person
• 地獄の沙汰も金次第じごくのさたもかねしだいmoney talks; money is the key that opens all doors
• 天下第一てんかだいいちthe best in the land; the best of its kind in the country
• 天気次第てんきしだいbeing dependent on what the weather is like
• 安全第一あんぜんだいいちsafety first (principle)
• 実力次第じつりょくしだいaccording to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
• 当代第一とうだいだいいちthe greatest of the day
• 必要次第ひつようしだいas necessary (needed); if necessary (needed)
• 手あたり次第てあたりしだいusing anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly
• 望み次第のぞみしだいjust as one wishes
• 本人次第ほんにんしだいbeing up to the person himself
• 来次第きしだいas soon as (he, she, it) comes
• 東証第一部とうしょうだいいちぶFirst Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
• 様子次第ようすしだいaccording to circumstances; depending on the state of things
• 模様次第もようしだいaccording to circumstances; dependent on the state of things
• 次第書きしだいがきprinted program; printed programme
• 次第次第にしだいしだいにgradually
• 気分次第きぶんしだいaccording to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
• 熱力学の第一法則ねつりきがくのだいいちほうそくfirst law of thermodynamics

Other readings

• 第一歩だいいっぽfirst step
• 手当り次第てあたりしだいusing anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly

Showing the 60 most common of 249 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 第

• 一
• 次
• 二
• 三
• 力
• 世
• 熱
• 学
• 法
• 則
• 者
• 戦