次第

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Chinese

 
number of times; order; sequence
number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)
(ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
trad. (次第)
simp. #(次第)

Pronunciation


Noun

次第

  1. (literary) order; sequence

Adverb

次第

  1. (literary) one after another; in turn

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(だい) (shidai

  1. circumstances
  2. order
  3. dependent on
    (しん)じる(しん)ない(きみ)次第(しだい)
    shinjiru ka shinjinai ka wa kimishidai
    Whether to believe or not is up to you.
  4. as soon as
    情報(じょうほう)(はい)しだい(つた)します
    Jōhō ga hairishidai o tsutae shimasu.
    We will report information as soon as it comes in.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN