Vocabulary

What does 次第 (しだい, shidai) mean?

次第 (しだい, shidai) means order, sequence; depending on; as soon as.

Quick facts
Readingしだい
Romajishidai
Part of speechsuffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しだい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshidai

order, sequence; depending on; as soon as

  1. 1suffix depending on
  2. 2suffix as soon as; immediately after; upon
  3. 3suffix as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
  4. 4noun order; program; programme
  5. 5noun circumstances; course of events; state of things

Example sentences

  • We will depart as soon as preparations are ready.

  • The result depends on your effort.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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