次第

• 読み: しだい
• ローマ字: shidai
• 漢字の分解: 次 (shi) — next, following; 第 (dai) — ordinal prefix, degree
• 発音: /ɕi.da.i/

意味

Depending on; as soon as; order; circumstances. A versatile word expressing conditionality or sequence.

A suffix and noun with multiple related meanings. As a suffix after nouns, it means 'depending on' (天気次第, depending on the weather). After verb stems, it means 'as soon as' (届き次第, as soon as it arrives). As a standalone noun, it can mean 'order' or 'circumstances.' This is an important N3 grammar point as well as vocabulary.

例文

1. 結果は努力次第で変わる。
2. 届き次第すぐに連絡します。
3. やり方次第でもっとうまくいくはずだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: formal speech, business, writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 次 (next, following) and 第 (ordinal prefix, degree). The combination originally meant order or sequence, later extending to mean dependence on circumstances.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal