Vocab Info
N3 Noun
位throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place, degree, extent, amount
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat
orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"Noun
2.
government position, court rank
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3.
social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung
Noun
4.
grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank
Noun
5.
position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
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位 【くらい】
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王が息子に位を譲る。
The king passes the throne on to his son.
昨日は百の位の計算を習いました。
Yesterday we learned to calculate the hundredths place.
道を案内してくれた十歳位の男の子に対して礼を言う。
To thank the about ten year old boy who showed me the way.
簡単に諦めてしまう位なら、この技は教えられません。
I cannot teach you this technique if you would give up in that manner so easily.
小学二年生の娘は十の位の引き算にかなり苦戦しているようだ。
My daughter, a second grader, seems to be struggling quite a bit with subtracting tens.
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