断トツ

• 読み: だんトツ
• ローマ字: dantotsu
• 漢字の分解: 断 (dan) — cut, decide; トツ — abbreviated from トップ (top, English loanword)
• 発音: /daɴ.to.tsɯ/

意味

Far and away the best; by a commanding lead; head and shoulders above the rest.

A noun and no-adjective abbreviation of 断然トップ (danzen toppu, 'decisively top'). Describes something or someone that is overwhelmingly superior to all competition. Extremely common in casual speech: 断トツの一位 (the undisputed number one), 断トツで人気 (popular by a landslide). Written with a mix of kanji and katakana. Often considered redundant with 一位 since it already implies being the best, but this usage is widely accepted.

例文

1. 彼女はクラスで断トツの成績を取っている。
2. この商品が売り上げ断トツの一位です。
3. 今年の夏は断トツで暑かった。

使い方ガイド

場面: rankings, comparisons, sports, daily life

トーン: emphatic

起源と歴史

Abbreviation of 断然トップ (danzen toppu, 'decisively top'). Coined in the Shōwa era by combining the Sino-Japanese 断 (dan, decidedly) with the English loanword トップ (top), then shortening to 断トツ.

文化的背景

時代: Shōwa

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal