有数(ゆうすう)

ゆうすう
noun, pre-noun adjectival
prominent, leading, one of the best
1. prominent, leading, one of the best, top-ranking
Being counted among the very best or most notable in a given category. Implies that something or someone ranks highly among peers.
世界(せかい)有数(ゆうすう)の大企業(だいきぎょう)だ。
It is one of the world's leading corporations.
ここは日本(にほん)有数(ゆうすう)の温泉地(おんせんち)として知(し)られている。
This place is known as one of Japan's top hot spring areas.
この地域(ちいき)は国内(こくない)有数(ゆうすう)の米(こめ)の産地(さんち)で、毎年(まいとし)高品質(こうひんしつ)な米(こめ)を生産(せいさん)している。
This region is one of the country's leading rice-producing areas, producing high-quality rice every year.

USAGE:
Almost always used in the pattern 「Scope + 有数(ゆうすう)の + Noun」: 世界(せかい)有数(ゆうすう)の (one of the world's top), 日本(にほん)有数(ゆうすう)の (one of Japan's leading), 国内(こくない)有数(ゆうすう)の (one of the nation's top). Literally means "countable among" — i.e., so prominent that it can be counted among the best.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 世界(せかい)有数(ゆうすう)の: one of the world's leading
  • 日本(にほん)有数(ゆうすう)の: one of Japan's top
  • 国内(こくない)有数(ゆうすう)の: one of the country's leading
  • 有数(ゆうすう)の企業(きぎょう): a leading company

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 屈指(くっし)の: one of the best, top-ranking (similar meaning and pattern)
  • 一流(いちりゅう): first-rate, top-class
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