Illustration: At a neighborhood sports-day race on a school ground, one runner breaks the finish tape with their chest while every other competitor remains visibly behind. The winner throws their arms up in startled delight, apparently surprised by their own success.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いち位い

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first place

Example sentences

  1. 運うんよく、1位いになった。

    Luckily, I won first prize.

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  2. この歌うたはヒットチャートの第だい１位いにランクされています。

    This song is No. 1 on the hit chart.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. オリンピックでは金きんメダルが１位い、銀ぎんメダルが２位い、銅どうメダルが３位いだ。

    In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一位

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 位rank; gradeOnイKunくらい・ぐらい

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