首位 (しゅい) — first place, top position, lead
首位
first place
Frequency #9098
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. no-adjective
noun
shui
しゅい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
しゅい[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- first place
- top position
- lead
Adjective forms
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