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12 第 Ordinal Number Prefix

Alternative Meanings

Ordinal Prefix, Number

Radical Combination

  • 竹 Bamboo
  • 弟 Younger Brother

Readings

On’yomi

だい

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

Bamboo's younger brother is counted with an ordinal number prefix. An ordinal number is one that represents a position or rank in sequential order (like first, second, third, etc.). We use this ordinal number prefix before counting these things in Japanese sometimes. Like with bamboo, going down in order toward the youngest.

Hints

Imagine a line of bamboo shoots arranged from oldest to youngest. They look like pipe organ pipes, or a xylophone, and now you need to count them.

Reading Mnemonic

To remember you need to use the ordinal number prefix before you count these bamboo, you dye (だい) them.

Hints

Now they're in descending order already, and you can count them nice and easy thanks to your dye method.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 弟
    • だい
    • Younger Br...
  • 弓
    • きゅう
    • Bow
  • 沸
    • ふつ
    • Boil
  • 弔
    • ちょう
    • Condolence

Found In Vocabulary

  • 第二章
    • だいにしょう
    • Chapter Two
  • 第一位
    • だいいちい
    • First Place
  • 第一
    • だいいち
    • The First
  • 第一印象
    • だいいちいんしょう
    • First Impr...
  • 第一段
    • だいいちだん
    • The First ...
  • 及第
    • きゅうだい
    • Passing An...
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