い
I
位 (I) is a Japanese counter meaning “rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts”.
Meanings
- counterrank; place (e.g. first place)
- counterdecimal place
- countercounter for ghosts
Examples
彼は陸軍大佐の位を持っている。
He holds the rank of colonel.
５８１４を千の位に四捨五入すれば何になりますか。
What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
あなたはお母さんに１ヶ月に何回位手紙を書きますか。
How many times a month do you write a letter to your mother?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).