How do you read 次第?

次第 is read しだい (shidai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 次第 used in a sentence?

この講義を受けるも、単位が取れるかどうかは自分次第だ。 — Even if you take this lecture, whether you get credit depends on you.

How do you write 次第 in romaji?

次第 is written shidai in romaji.

What kanji are in 次第?

次 (Next, Order); 第 (No., Residence).

次第しだい

Q: What JLPT level is 次第?

次第 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

しだい · shidai

JLPT N2 › noun

Depending on

as soon as, immediately after, upon
as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
order, program, programme, precedence

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

この講義を受けるも、単位が取れるかどうかは自分次第だ。

このこうぎをうけるも、たんいがとれるかどうかはじぶんしだいだ。

Even if you take this lecture, whether you get credit depends on you.

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出張から戻り次第、報告書を作成します。

しゅっちょうからもどりしだい、ほうこくしょをさくせいします。

As soon as I return from the trip, I will write the report.

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朝の通勤電車で座れるかどうかは、運次第だ。

あさのつうきんでんしゃですわれるかどうかは、うんしだいだ。

Whether I can get a seat on the morning commuter train depends on luck.

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Kanji in this word

次Next, Order, Sequence 音じ・し訓つ.ぐ・つぎ JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 第No., Residence 音だい・てい JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

次つぎnext 次第しだいorder; circumstances; immediate(ly)次々つぎつぎin succession, one by one 次ぐつぐto rank next to, to come after 目次もくじtable of contents 取り次ぐとりつぐto act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a 第～だい～~th 落第らくだいfailure, dropping out of a class

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What does 次第 mean?

Depending on. It can also mean: as soon as, immediately after, upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order, program, programme, precedence.

How do you pronounce 次第?

しだい (shidai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 次第?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

How do I remember 次第?

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