Word Meaning 一流

いちりゅう ichiryuu

一流 is read as いちりゅう (ichiryuu) and means school (e.g. of flower arrangement).

Meaning

English

  1. school (e.g. of flower arrangement)
  2. characteristic (of)
  3. peculiar (to)
  4. unique (to)
  5. one flag
  6. one banner
  7. one streamer
  8. first-class

Reading

Kana

いちりゅう

Romaji

ichiryuu

Writing Variants

  • 一旒 いちりゅう ichiryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2494 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一億総中流

いちおくそうちゅうりゅう

all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality

一流大学

いちりゅうだいがく

top university

一流ホテル

いちりゅうほてる

first-class hotel

一流半

いちりゅうはん

not quite first-class

一流企業

いちりゅうきぎょう

top-ranking company

第一流

だいいちりゅう

first-class

電流一致選択

でんりゅういっちせんたく

coincident-current selection

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一定

いってい

fixed

一昨年

おととし

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

Example Sentences

9

That's a class act.

Tom is a graduate of a first class university.

Tom is from a prestigious university.

That company is one of the best in the business.

Tom goes to an elite university.

As singers go, she is among the best in the country.

We have no chance against those top players.

Most of Japan's prestigious universities are located in Tokyo.

No matter how you look at it, Satoshi Kon was a top class director and mangaka.