一流(いちりゅう)

いちりゅう
noun
first-class, top-grade
1. first-class, top-grade
Of the highest quality or rank.
一流(いちりゅう)のホテルに泊(と)まった。
I stayed at a first-class hotel.
彼(かれ)は一流(いちりゅう)の料理人(りょうりにん)だ。
He is a first-class chef.
一流(いちりゅう)企業(きぎょう)に就職(しゅうしょく)したい。
I want to get a job at a top-tier company.

一流(いちりゅう) indicates the highest level or quality in a category.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一流(いちりゅう)ホテル (first-class hotel)
  • 一流(いちりゅう)企業(きぎょう) (top-tier company)
  • 一流(いちりゅう)の料理人(りょうりにん) (first-class chef)
  • 一流(いちりゅう)大学(だいがく) (top university)

CONTRAST:

  • 一流(いちりゅう): first-class, top tier
  • 二流(にりゅう): second-rate
  • 三流(さんりゅう): third-rate
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.2.27 19:38
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