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첫째

cheotjjae [첟째]

첫째 아들 · 첫째 날 · 첫째로 (firstly)

first; eldest (child)

Example

우리 집 첫째는 올해 대학생이 됐어요.

The eldest in our family became a college student this year.

Word parts

From 첫 'first' plus -째 'order'; the ordinal for 하나.

Good to know

Ordinals add -째 to native numbers, but 'first' is irregular: 첫째, not 한째.