Japanese word

ランキング

Pronunciation

Romajirankingu

Meaning

  • nounranking

Example

ランキングを見てください。ra n ki n gu o mi te ku da sa i

Please look at the ranking.

Illustration for ランキング (ranking)

More examples

旅行先を決める前に、ホテルのランキングを確認します。ryo kō saki o ki me ru mae ni ho te ru no ra n ki n gu o kaku nin shi ma su

I check the hotel rankings before deciding where to travel.

Core concept

Gives a relative order to several items or people so their positions can be compared.

Common phrases

  • ホテルのランキングho te ru no ra n ki n gu

    hotel ranking

  • ランキングを見るra n ki n gu o mi ru

    look at the ranking

  • ランキングを確認するra n ki n gu o kaku nin su ru

    check the ranking

Similar words

順位juni: The place that an item or person holds in an order of comparison.
順番junban: The order in which items or people appear or are handled.

Definition in Japanese

複数の対象を順位づけした結果や、その順位。fuku sū no tai shō o jun i zu ke shi ta kek ka ya so no jun i

Word origin

The loanword ランキング (rankingu) comes from English ranking, the noun form of rank with the suffix -ing.

Usage tips

  • A ranking does not always show an absolute score, because it mainly tells where each item stands compared with the others.

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