〜位(い) い suffix, counter ~th place, rank academicnumber 1. ~th place, rank A suffix indicating position or ranking. 一位(いちい)になった。🔊 I came in first place. 世界(せかい)三位(さんい)の成績(せいせき)だ。🔊 It's a third-place result in the world. 何位(なんい)でしたか。🔊 What place did you come in? 〜位(い) is a suffix indicating ranking or position.Common collocations一位(いちい): first place二位(にい): second place三位(さんい): third place上位(じょうい): high rank, upper level下位(かい): low rank, lower level順位(じゅんい): ranking, order何位(なんい): what place/rank?Compounds位置(いち): position, location地位(ちい): status, position品位(ひんい): dignity, grace学位(がくい): academic degree単位(たんい): unit, creditNote: The pronunciation changes based on what precedes it (一位(いちい) is いちい, 二位(にい) is にい). general Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:00 00000/00443_i