位|いi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. counterrank; place (e.g. first place)
    Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.
  2. counterdecimal place
  3. countercounter for ghosts
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymランクNeutralA loanword for rank tiers or classifications; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Synonym順位じゅんいNeutralOrder fixed by some criterion, e.g. race placings or 「優先順位」; 「位(い)」 as a suffix, as in 「三位入賞」.
  • Synonym等位とういWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; means equal rank or standing; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Related階級かいきゅうNeutralCovers social class or strata and military rank; 「位(い)」 is a suffix for placings or digit positions, as in 「第一位」 or 「小数第二位」.
  • Related等級とうきゅうNeutralFormal grading of things like quality or disability level; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • RelatedグレードNeutralA loanword for quality grade or tier; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Related級きゅうNeutralMostly a suffix for school year or grade; in martial arts and go, 「級」 sits below 「段」; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing.
  • Related立場たちばNeutralA standpoint or the situation one is in; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Related身分みぶんNeutralSocial status or standing; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Related位置付けいちづけNeutralThe position something is assigned within a whole; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • RelatedクラスNeutralA loanword for school class or class level; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.
  • Related階層かいそうNeutralLayered structure, e.g. strata of society; 「位(い)」 as a suffix marks placing instead.

Use 「位(い)」 as a suffix for placing or decimal places, as in 「第一位」「小数第二位」. For ordering by rank use 「順位」, for ranking tiers 「ランク」, for grades 「等級」, and for social status 「身分」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (くらい 形式けいしき名詞めいし的てきに用もちい)程度ていど。
  2. (イ)階級かいきゅう、順位じゅんいを表あらわす。
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