Word Meaning 断トツ

だんとつ dantotsu

断トツ is read as だんとつ (dantotsu) and means far and away the best.

Meaning

English

  1. far and away the best
  2. the very best
  3. cream of the crop
  4. crème de la crème
  5. decisive lead
  6. commanding lead

Reading

Kana

だんとつ

Romaji

dantotsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 92317 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

断つ

たつ

to abstain (from)

断念

だんねん

abandoning (hope, plans)

断る

ことわる

to ask leave

断定

だんてい

affirmative

断水

だんすい

suspension of water supply

断然

だんぜん

definitely (wrong, different, etc.)

断じて

だんじて

absolutely

断絶

だんぜつ

extinction (e.g. of a family)

断言

だんげん

assertion

だん

decision

断続

だんぞく

intermittence

断行

だんこう

decisive action

Example Sentences

2

This is by far the best seafood restaurant in this area.

Even though Tom said he would definitely score, by the end of the match he was so tired that he almost stopped playing.