Definition of 位

JLPTN3
位☆【くらいkurai】

adverb / suffix:

  • throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat - orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"
  • government position; court rank ➜ 位階
  • social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung

noun:

  • grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank
  • digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place ➜ 桁
  • degree; extent; amount ➜ どの位

Example Sentences

新車shinsha時ji３００万円enしshiたta車kurumaもmo今imaでdeはha３０万円en位iだdaそうsouですdesuからkara、もう少しmousukoshi乗ろnoroうuとto思いomoiますmasu。
Cars that, when new, cost 3,000,000 yen are apparently now worth 300,000, so I think I'll use mine a little longer.
５８１４をwo千のno位kuraiにni四捨五入shishagonyuuすればsureba何naniになりますninarimasuかka。
What's 5,814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
彼kareはha陸軍大佐rikuguntaisaのno位kuraiをwo持っているmotteiru。
He holds the rank of colonel.
結果kekkaはha次のtsugino通りtooriでしたdeshita。１位日本nippon、２位スペインSUPEIN、３位iイタリアITARIA。
The results were as follows: Japan 1st; Spain 2nd; Italy 3rd.
チューリッヒCHUURIHHIはhaロンドンRONDONにni次ぐtsugu世界sekai第二dai二位iのno金市場kinshijouであるdearu。
Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.

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