# 位 rank

(personleft) + 立 (stand up)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

I | as in, "Because of all the dick jokes in this book, I got the worst rank in the "nihongo textbook competition."

## Mnemonic

| The person stands in line according to their rank- top ranked people in front, losers in back.

## Kunyomi

くらい | rank or position ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

どの位(どのくらい) | how much, how many, for how long? ★★★☆☆ KANA
一位(いちい) の | first-ranked ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 位 (rank) = 一位 (first-ranked)
位置(いち) してる | geographic location ★★☆☆☆ 位 (rank) + 置 (put down on table) = 位置 (geographic location) be located at a certain spot (as in, the 7-11 is located north of the mountains but south of the sea)
単位(たんい) | unit ★☆☆☆☆ 単 (merely) + 位 (rank) = 単位 (unit) denomination or unit (college credit, but also centimeter or pound)

## Synonyms

sequences, ranking 第 位 成績 序列 成績