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⚫ '''{{transl|ja|dai-ichi}}''' (第一), is a ], ] phrase of ] origin, meaning '']'',<ref>Hobart-Hampden, Ernest Miles and Sir Harold George Parlett, eds., , via Google Books. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> or '']''. In ], "dai" ("number") is 第<ref name=dai>Nakao, Seigo, , via Google Books, p. 39. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> and "ichi" ("one") is 一.<ref>Nakao, Seigo, , via Google Books, p. 95. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> "Dai" is also defined "] number marker."<ref name=dai/> It is this feature that makes the phrase a modifier, or an adjective, describing a noun, as ''first''. ''Number one'' functions in the same way.
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⚫ '''{{transl|ja|Dai-ichi}}''' (第一) is a ] ] phrase of ] origin, meaning '']'',<ref>Hobart-Hampden, Ernest Miles and Sir Harold George Parlett, eds., , via Google Books. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> or '']''. In ], "dai" ("number") is 第<ref name=dai>Nakao, Seigo, , via Google Books, p. 39. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> and "ichi" ("one") is 一.<ref>Nakao, Seigo, , via Google Books, p. 95. Retrieved 2011-03-18.</ref> "Dai" is also defined "] number marker."<ref name=dai/> It is this feature that makes the phrase a modifier, or an adjective, describing a noun, as ''first''. ''Number one'' functions in the same way.


The phrase is also used without the hyphen, as '''daiichi'''. The phrase is also written without the hyphen, as '''daiichi'''.


'''Dai-ichi''' is frequently used in ], hence capitalized; also '''Dai-Ichi''' and occasionally '''Dai Ichi'''. '''Dai-ichi''' is frequently used in ], hence capitalized; also '''Dai-Ichi''' and occasionally '''Dai Ichi'''. There is a sound-alike common first name with different spelling.

The kanji in parentheses in this article are sometimes presented as just two equal-length parallel bars (like top and bottom of box with no or faint sides); and not the ''un''equal parallel bars of "ni" (see below). If not here, the main, linked articles may have the kanji; also, the edit page may show the kanji.


:Uses include but are not limited to: :Uses include but are not limited to:
*] or Fukushima Daiichi - Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, (福島第一原子力発電所) (dai and ichi are third and fourth characters) - a six-unit nuclear plant complex struck in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami *] (or Fukushima Dai-ichi), a.k.a. Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所) (dai and ichi are the third and fourth characters) – a six-unit nuclear plant complex struck in the March 11, ]
*] Insurance Co - the third largest life insurer in Japan by revenues *] Insurance Co (第一生命保険株式会社) – the third largest life insurer in Japan by revenues
*] - a 1952 incident between the South Korean Coast Guard and the Japanese Dai Ichi Daihoumaru ship *] (第一大邦丸事件) – a 1952 incident between the South Korean Coast Guard and the Japanese Dai Ichi Daihoumaru ship
*] - was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century *] (第一勧業銀行) – was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century
*] (第一航空艦隊) (dai and ichi are first and second characters) - 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy; amongst a number of military-unit names incorporating the phrase *] (第一航空艦隊) (dai and ichi are the first and second characters) – 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy; amongst a number of military-unit names incorporating the phrase
*] - The 1st Broadcast (第1放送) (dai is first character; ichi is the numeral "1" instead of 一) on Radio Nikkei carries general programs and horse racing from eastern Japan (]; click link to create listing) *] – The 1st Broadcast (第1放送) (dai is first character; ichi is the numeral "1" instead of 一) on Radio Nikkei carries general programs and horse racing from eastern Japan (]; click link to edit listing)
*] - a commuter station in downtown Hamamatsu city (]; click link to create listing) *] (第一通り駅) – a commuter station in downtown Hamamatsu city (])
*] - is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan *Morioka Dai-ichi High School, a.k.a. ] (盛岡第一高等学校) – is a public university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan
*] (第一三共株式会社) (Dai and ichi are first and second characters) - a Japan-based major pharmaceutical company *] (第一三共株式会社) (Dai and ichi are the first and second characters) – a Japan-based major pharmaceutical company
*] - a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan *] (第一工業大学) – a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
*] was the name of a professional Go tournament 1959-75 *] was the name of a professional Go tournament 1959–75


==Related phrases== ==Related phrases==
'''Dai-ni''' (第二) means '']'' or '']'', using two parallel bars (二) or "2" for "ni"; also '''daini''' '''Dai-ni''' (第二) means '']'' or '']'', using two parallel bars (二) or "2" for "ni"; also '''daini'''
:Examples :Examples
:*] (福島第二原子力発電所) (dai and ni are the third and fourth characters), Fukushima Dai-Ni Genshiryoku Hatsudensho, Fukushima II NPP, 2F) or "Fukushima Daini" - a four-unit nuclear plant complex struck in the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami :*], a.k.a. Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant, (福島第二原子力発電所) (dai and ni are the third and fourth characters), Fukushima Dai-Ni Genshiryoku Hatsudensho, Fukushima II NPP, 2F or "Fukushima Daini" – a four-unit nuclear plant complex seven miles south of the Dai-Ichi plants and also struck in the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
:*] (第2放送) (dai is first character; ni is the numeral "2" instead of 二) (Dai-ni Hōsō) carries live company stock price announcement and horse racing from western Japan; Radio Nikkei is Japan's domestic shortwave commercial radio broadcasting station :*] (第2放送) (dai is first character; ni is the numeral "2" instead of 二) (Dai-ni Hōsō) carries live company stock price announcement and horse racing from western Japan; Radio Nikkei is Japan's domestic shortwave commercial radio broadcasting station


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:Examples :Examples
:*] (京都府第3区) :*] (京都府第3区)
:*] (第三のビール) (dai-san no bīru) - beer-flavored beverages developed to compete with ] or low-malt beer :*] (第三のビール) (dai-san no bīru) – beer-flavored beverages developed to compete with ] or low-malt beer

⚫ And continuing for 4, 5, 6 et c.


⚫ And continuing for 4, 5, 6, etc.
=="Dai" meaning "number" is distinct from==
*Dai (]), a Sino-Japanese morpheme for "big," appearing in a number of Japanese words and names


==See also== ==See also==
* ] *]
* ], Japanese for "number one" or "best" *], Japanese for "number one" or "best"


==References== ==References==
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Dai-ichi (第一) is a compound modifier phrase of Japanese origin, meaning number one, or first. In kanji, "dai" ("number") is 第 and "ichi" ("one") is 一. "Dai" is also defined "ordinal number marker." It is this feature that makes the phrase a modifier, or an adjective, describing a noun, as first. Number one functions in the same way.

The phrase is also written without the hyphen, as daiichi.

Dai-ichi is frequently used in proper names, hence capitalized; also Dai-Ichi and occasionally Dai Ichi. There is a sound-alike common first name with different spelling.

Uses include but are not limited to:
  • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (or Fukushima Dai-ichi), a.k.a. Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所) (dai and ichi are the third and fourth characters) – a six-unit nuclear plant complex struck in the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
  • Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co (第一生命保険株式会社) – the third largest life insurer in Japan by revenues
  • Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship case (第一大邦丸事件) – a 1952 incident between the South Korean Coast Guard and the Japanese Dai Ichi Daihoumaru ship
  • Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (第一勧業銀行) – was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century
  • Dai-ichi KōKū Kantai (第一航空艦隊) (dai and ichi are the first and second characters) – 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy; amongst a number of military-unit names incorporating the phrase
  • Dai-ichi Hōsō – The 1st Broadcast (第1放送) (dai is first character; ichi is the numeral "1" instead of 一) on Radio Nikkei carries general programs and horse racing from eastern Japan (hōsō; click link to edit listing)
  • Dai-Ichi-dōri Station (第一通り駅) – a commuter station in downtown Hamamatsu city (dōri)
  • Morioka Dai-ichi High School, a.k.a. Morioka First High School (盛岡第一高等学校) – is a public university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan
  • Daiichi Sankyo (第一三共株式会社) (Dai and ichi are the first and second characters) – a Japan-based major pharmaceutical company
  • Daiichi Institute of Technology (第一工業大学) – a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Dai-ichi was the name of a professional Go tournament 1959–75

Related phrases

Dai-ni (第二) means number two or second, using two parallel bars (二) or "2" for "ni"; also daini

Examples
  • Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant, a.k.a. Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant, (福島第二原子力発電所) (dai and ni are the third and fourth characters), Fukushima Dai-Ni Genshiryoku Hatsudensho, Fukushima II NPP, 2F or "Fukushima Daini" – a four-unit nuclear plant complex seven miles south of the Dai-Ichi plants and also struck in the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
  • Radio Nikkei's 2nd Broadcast (第2放送) (dai is first character; ni is the numeral "2" instead of 二) (Dai-ni Hōsō) carries live company stock price announcement and horse racing from western Japan; Radio Nikkei is Japan's domestic shortwave commercial radio broadcasting station

Dai-san (第三) means number three or third, using three parallel bars (三) or "3" for "san"

Examples

And continuing for 4, 5, 6, etc.

See also

References

  1. Hobart-Hampden, Ernest Miles and Sir Harold George Parlett, eds., An English-Japanese dictionary of the spoken language, via Google Books. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  2. ^ Nakao, Seigo, Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary, via Google Books, p. 39. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. Nakao, Seigo, Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary, via Google Books, p. 95. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
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