だい
Meanings
Noun
1. title; subject; theme; topic
2. problem (on a test); question
Counter
Suffix
3. counter for questions (on a test)
Kanji used
topic
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
main question; real issue at hand
topic of discussion; agenda
subject; theme
difficult problem; challenge
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
subject; theme; motif
title; caption; heading
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
title; index; heading; headline; caption
title; index; heading; headline; caption
example; exercise (for the reader)
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
change of title; retitling; changed title
subtitle; subheading
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
title lettering
original title
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
difficult problem or question
seasonal word (in haiku); seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)
subject; theme
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
poetry composed on a set theme
lemma; lemmata
meaning of a title (of a book, poem, etc.); point of a question (on an exam, etc.)
past (exam) question collection
story (verbal) problem; problem expressed in words
similar question; (classification by) similarity of theme
theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest
theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest
prefatory words; epigraph
miscellaneous problems; miscellaneous subjects (themes)
subject for a poem
prefatory words; epigraph
title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra); title on a scroll or rolled book
opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
poem or writings added to a picture or painting
subjects for improvisation; subjects for improvization
subject; theme
English title (of a film, book, etc.)
subject of a composition
heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.); opening phrase of a sutra
classical Japanese poetry hiding the theme name in consecutive morae
chapter title; section title; volume title
Examples (4 in total)
Why did you choose that particular subject?
The title of this play is "Othello".
Write an essay on "Friendship".