Keyword
rank
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1028
Readings
い
(86%)
Composed of
thin person
standing up
Used in vocabulary (557 in total)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
Examples (130 in total)
From my position, I cannot see the tower.
I'll look up the location of the town on my map.
I located the town on a map.
The park is located in the center of the city.
Are you content with your position in the company?
Do you know his status in the company?
The status of a doctor is very high in this community.
My father has no longer a responsible position.
He holds a high position at the company.
He promised me the position of company president.
I am ready to give up my position.
I am content with my current position.
What's your favorite song in last year's top 100?
He is the right man for the post.
The current low status of the elderly may be changing, however.
He lost his position only because he refused to tell a lie.
The family is the basic unit of society.
What are the units of time?
I don't have enough credits to graduate.
I'm paid by the week.
Rice is sold by the kilogram.
He didn't want to disappoint his wife by giving up his new position.
I moved to the neighborhood about two years ago.
She has a very enviable position.
He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
The town is to the west of London.
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
You can rent a boat by the hour.
We hired a boat by the hour in the park.
The figures in this table are shown in thousands.
Do you think he is good for the position?
Hokkaido is located in the northern part of Japan.
Hokkaido is located in northern Japan.
It was believed that the emperor's position was bestowed by the gods.
It will take him at least two years to be qualified for that post.
It will take her at least two years to be qualified for that post.
He will succeed to the throne.
The prince succeeded to the throne.
Who will succeed to the throne?
His office is located in the center of the town.
He was appointed to a responsible post.
He holds the rank of colonel.
She has remained in her present position for ten years.
We took a good place to see the parade.
I was in a good position to see the parade.
If he were a little younger, he would be eligible for the post.
He thinks he is fit for the position.
The school is situated in healthy surroundings.
Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.
How many credits is this course?
How many times a month do you write a letter to your mother?
Beth is unqualified for such a responsible post.
We need to prioritize the items on this list.
When funds are limited, priorities need to be set.
He gave Tom an important position.
Tom left about 30 minutes ago.
An important post was given Tom.
Japan is located in Asia.
Japan is located in Far East Asia.
Robert is content with his present position.
Japan is a country that is surrounded on all sides by the ocean.
The results were as follows: Japan 1st; Spain 2nd; Italy 3rd.
My grades had dived to the bottom of the class.
Fish is sold by the pound here.
Tomatoes are sold by the pound.
A pound is a unit of weight.
Flour is sold by the pound.
We sell sugar by the pound.
She gained a position of responsibility in the firm.
Obviously, they are jealous of his wealth and status.
Intuitively, the basic atomic unit of meaning is a word.
As was to be expected, he took the first place.
All the players were in position.
The sign indicates the location of the escalator.
Gasoline is sold by the liter.
Switzerland is located between France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
He rose to the rank of sergeant.
An expensive car is a status symbol.
That observatory stands in a good location.
He is poor but is too proud to ask for help.
Apples are sold by the dozen.
We buy eggs by the dozen.
It's cheaper to order by the dozen.
In later years, other high-end models were produced.
The water rose to a level of 10 meters.
Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
A man's worth should be judged by his character rather than by his social position.
In Japan, are nurses high on the social scale?
Mr Frost is eligible for the post.
A centimeter is a unit of length.
He got an important position in the company.
"How long will it take?" "About two weeks."
How long ago did the author die?
How far is it from your house to the park?
She can swim as fast as her brother.
He loves you as much as I do.
Where did you get your degree?
He would probably die before he got his degree.
He has a doctor's degree in psychology.
Can she get the law degree?
She has a degree in biology.
I took my degree in biology.
How long will it take?
I never dreamed that I would take first place in the piano contest.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
The town is located in the extreme north of Japan.
But where is this compass?
Do they have something like a compass?
His income bears no proportion to his social standing.
This hotel is conveniently located in terms of public transportation.
They sell land by the acre.
Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
He got a master's degree in law.
She got her master's degree three years ago.
First, he finished his thesis.
This song is No. 1 on the hit chart.
To everyone's astonishment, Mike won first prize in the speech contest.
Croatia is a country located in the southeastern part of Europe.
Yemen is a country in the Middle East.
Ecuador is a country situated in the northwest part of South America.
A family is the smallest unit of society.
He is the leading hitter at present.
The ancient Greeks knew as much about the solar system as we do.
The family is the most important unit in society.
This firm ranks second in the oil trade.
The gross national product of our country is the second largest.
The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.
The university conferred its highest degree on him.
Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.