Dai-ichi
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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 used without the hyphen, as daiichi.
Dai-ichi is frequently used in proper names
, hence capitalized; also Dai-Ichi and occasionally Dai Ichi.
Dai-san (第三) means number three or third, using three parallel bars (三) or "3" for "san"
And continuing for 4, 5, 6, etc.
Grammatical modifier
In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure; the removal of the modifier typically doesn't affect the grammaticality of the sentence....
phrase of Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
origin, meaning number one, or first. In kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
, "dai" ("number") is 第 and "ichi" ("one") is 一. "Dai" is also defined "ordinal
Ordinal number (linguistics)
In linguistics, ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order, in particular order or position . Its use may refer to size, importance, chronology, etc...
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 used without the hyphen, as daiichi.
Dai-ichi is frequently used in proper names
Proper noun
A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique entity , as distinguished from a common noun, which represents a class of entities —for example, city, planet, person or corporation)...
, hence capitalized; also Dai-Ichi and occasionally Dai Ichi.
- Uses include but are not limited to:
- Fukushima Dai-ichiFukushima I Nuclear Power PlantThe , also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi , is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consists of six boiling water reactors...
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 - Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co – the third largest life insurer in Japan by revenues
- Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship caseDai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship caseThe Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship Incident The Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship Incident The Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship Incident (第一大邦丸事件 [Dai Ichi Daihoumaru jiken] refers to an incident where the South Korean Coast Guard shot and killed Seto Jujiro (瀬戸 重次郎), the head fisherman of the Japanese Dai Ichi...
– a 1952 incident between the South Korean Coast Guard and the Japanese Dai Ichi Daihoumaru ship - Dai-Ichi Kangyō BankDai-Ichi Kangyo BankThe , abbreviated as , was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century. It combined with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group....
– 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 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" not listed in Wiktionary; click link to create listing)
- Dai-Ichi-dōri StationDai-Ichi-dori Stationis a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan-Station history:Dai-Ichi-dōri Station was established on December 1, 1985, as a commuter station in downtown Hamamatsu city.-Layout:...
– a commuter station in downtown Hamamatsu city (dōri) - Morioka Dai-ichi High SchoolMorioka First High School, often abbreviated as Morioka Ichikō , is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan. Founded in 1880, Morioka Ichikō is the second oldest high school in Iwate prefecture and one of the oldest in Japan...
– is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan - Daiichi Sankyo (第一三共株式会社) (Dai and ichi are first and second characters) – a Japan-based major pharmaceutical company
- Daiichi Institute of TechnologyDaiichi Institute of Technologyis a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1955, and eventually it adopted the present name in 1985.-External links:...
– a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan - Dai-ichiDai-ichi (Go competition)The Dai-ichi was a Go competition.- Outline :The Dai-ichi ran from 1959 to 1975, although for the first 11 years only players from the Nihon Ki-in could compete. After 1970 and on, players from all over Japan could compete.- Past Winners and Runners Up :...
was the name of a professional Go tournament 1959–75
- Fukushima Dai-ichi
Related phrases
Dai-ni (第二) means number two or second, using two parallel bars (二) or "2" for "ni"; also daini- Examples
- Fukushima II Nuclear Power PlantFukushima II Nuclear Power PlantThe , or Fukushima Dai-ni , is a nuclear power plant located on a site in the town of Naraha and Tomioka in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan...
(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 - 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
- Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant
Dai-san (第三) means number three or third, using three parallel bars (三) or "3" for "san"
- Examples
- Kyōto 3rd districtKyoto 3rd districtKyōto 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in South central Kyoto and consists of Kyoto city's Fushimi ward, the cities of Mukō and Nagaokakyō and the town of Ōyamazaki...
(京都府第3区) - "the third beer"HapposhuHapposhu , or low-malt beer, is a tax category of Japanese liquor that most often refers to a beer-like beverage with less than 67% malt content...
(第三のビール) (dai-san no bīru) – beer-flavored beverages developed to compete with HapposhuHapposhuHapposhu , or low-malt beer, is a tax category of Japanese liquor that most often refers to a beer-like beverage with less than 67% malt content...
or low-malt beer
- Kyōto 3rd district
And continuing for 4, 5, 6, etc.
"Dai" meaning "number" is distinct from
- Dai (大), a Sino-Japanese morpheme for "big," appearing in a number of Japanese words and names