ランキング

らんきんぐ
noun
ranking, chart
1. ranking, chart, standings
An ordered list showing relative positions based on popularity, performance, sales, or other criteria. Extremely common in Japanese media, retail, and entertainment.
売(う)り上(あ)げランキングを見(み)る。
Look at the sales rankings.
この曲(きょく)は音楽(おんがく)ランキングで一位(いちい)になった。
This song reached number one on the music charts.
人気(にんき)ラーメン店(てん)のランキングが毎年(まいとし)発表(はっぴょう)され、いつも話題(わだい)になる。
The ranking of popular ramen shops is announced every year and always becomes a topic of conversation.

ランキング is a loanword from English "ranking" and is used pervasively in Japanese culture for ordered lists of all kinds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ランキング一位(いちい) (ranked first)
  • ランキングに入(はい)る (make it onto the rankings)
  • 人気(にんき)ランキング (popularity ranking)
  • 売(う)り上(あ)げランキング (sales ranking)
  • 世界(せかい)ランキング (world ranking)
  • ランキング上位(じょうい) (top of the rankings)

USAGE NOTES:

  • Japanese media and retail are extremely fond of rankings — TV shows, magazines, and websites frequently feature ランキング segments
  • ランクイン (making it onto a ranking) is a related wasei-eigo expression
  • 順位(じゅんい) is a more formal native equivalent for "ranking" or "position"
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