大, だい
Prefix, NA-adjective
1. large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe
2. great, prominent, eminent, distinguished
Suffix
3. -sized, as big as, the size of
Noun, used as a suffix, See 大学・1, Abbreviation
4. university
5. large (e.g. serving size), large option
大か、小か。
第, だい
Prefix
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
まず第1にこの仕事を終えなくてはいけない。
台, だい
Noun, used as a suffix
1. stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack
2. setting (of a gem), mounting
See 台木・1
3. stock (in grafting)
Counter
4. counter for machines and vehicles
Suffix, after a rounded value
5. level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life)
2台のオートバイを比較するべきだ。
代, だい
Noun, used as a suffix
1. charge, cost, price
2. generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign
Geology term
3. era
after someone's name or title
4. a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone)
See 代表電話番号, used after a phone number
5. switchboard number
うちの会社は、いればいるだけ残業代がもらえるからね。
題, だい
1. title, subject, theme, topic
2. problem (on a test), question
Noun, used as a suffix, Counter
3. counter for questions (on a test)
先生は私達に宿題として10題の問題を割り当てた。
だい
Particle, Familiar language, marks wh-question (what, where, who)
1. is it?, isn't it?
Children's language, strengthens one's judgment or conclusion
2. be, is
その仕事に応募したらどうだい。