何位(なんい)

なんい
noun
what place; what rank
1. what place; what rank
Interrogative form of the counter 位(い) (place/rank). Used to ask about finishing position or ranking in competitions, charts, surveys, and so on.
何位(なんい)でしたか?
What place did you finish?
日本(にほん)は世界(せかい)ランキングで何位(なんい)ですか?
What is Japan's world ranking?
今回(こんかい)の大会(たいかい)で彼女(かのじょ)が何位(なんい)に入(はい)るか、誰(だれ)にも予想(よそう)できなかった。
No one could predict what place she would finish in this tournament.

Compound of 何(なん) (what) + the counter 位(い) (place/rank). Standard interrogative for asking about ranking.

COMMON USES:

  • 何位(なんい)になる: to come in what place
  • 何位(なんい)に入(はい)る: to finish in what position
  • ランキング何位(なんい): what rank in the ranking

RELATED TERMS:

  • 一位(いちい): first place
  • 二位(にい): second place
  • 上位(じょうい): high rank; top positions
  • 順位(じゅんい): ranking; order of placement
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