Japanese word

抜群

Pronunciation

Romajibatsugun

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveoutstanding

Example

彼の記憶力は抜群です。kare no ki oku ryoku wa batsu gun de su

His memory is outstanding.

Illustration for 抜群 (outstanding)

More examples

彼女は抜群の集中力で難しい課題を終えました。kano jo wa batsu gun no shū chū ryoku de muzuka shi i ka dai o o e ma shi ta

She finished the difficult task with outstanding concentration.

Core concept

Describes a quality that rises clearly above others in the same group.

Common phrases

  • 抜群の人気batsu gun no nin ki

    outstanding popularity

  • 抜群の成績batsu gun no sei seki

    outstanding grades

Similar words

優秀yūshū: Describes a person or thing with notably high ability or quality.
一流ichiryū: Describes a person, group, or thing that belongs to the highest level.
格別kakubetsu: Describes something that is notably special or greater than usual in degree or quality.

Definition in Japanese

同じ種類の中で、能力や程度が際立って優れているさま。ona ji shu rui no naka de nō ryoku ya tei do ga kiwa da tte sugu re te i ru sa ma

Word origin

抜群 (batsugun) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 抜 (batsu, "stand out") and 群 (gun, "group"), expressing the idea of standing apart from a group.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "outstanding," 抜群 (batsugun) refers only to exceptional quality and does not mean something that remains unpaid or unresolved.

Other meanings

  • unrivaledna-adjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 抜群さbatsugunsaexcellencenoun

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