Meaning of 一流 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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一流JLPT 2
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Kana Readingいちりゅう
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Romajiichiryū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`, noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading
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- Parts of speech
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- characteristic; peculiar; unique
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- school (e.g. of a performance art)
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- Parts of speech
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- one flag; one banner; one streamer
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Example Sentences
一流, いちりゅう used in context
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She's pretty good at it, but she lacks class.
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After all is said and done, he was a first-rate novelist.
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They looked on the writer as first-rate.
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He's not in the top grade as a musician.
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He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.
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He was recognized as a first-class singer.
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Kanji found in this word
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
On: リュウ, ル
Kun: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す
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