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VocabJLPT N1

second (in a series)

Noun

Definitions

1. second (in a series)

This word means "second" or "the second one" in a ranked or ordered sequence. It uses the counter suffix め to indicate position, so it literally means "the second number." You might hear it when someone says they came in second place or that something is the second item in a list.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

So who's cutting the cake second?

Sentence 2

That's the second seat from the window, right?

Sentence 3

Tanaka was second in the submission order, right?

Sentence 4

He was the second born among his siblings, if I remember right?

Sentence 5

A government official said "the second option is also under consideration."