Meaning of 一位 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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一位
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Kana Readingいちい, イチイ
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Romajiichii, ichii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- first place; first rank; unit's position
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
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Example Sentences
一位, いちい, イチイ used in context
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He took the first prize.
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彼があれだけの苦しいトレーニングをしたのも無駄ではなかった彼は１位になった。
He had not gone though all that hard training for nothing - he won first prize.
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男性にとっての最大の原因は仕事であるが、女性の場合は人間関係が１位である。
The greatest cause of stress for men is work, while for women, human relationships come at the top of the list.
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In nine cases out of ten he will take the first place.
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結果は次の通りでした。１位日本、２位スペイン、３位イタリア。
The results were as follows: Japan 1st; Spain 2nd; Italy 3rd.
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みんなが驚いたことに、マイクはスピーチコンテストで一位を取った。
To everyone's astonishment, Mike won first prize in the speech contest.
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