Word details
一頭地を抜く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一頭地を抜く.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
Examples
彼はうちの社員の中でも一頭地を抜く存在として一目置かれている。
Among our employees he's recognized as a towering figure.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
頭
head, counter for large animals
16 strokesFrequency 433JLPT N3Grade 2
On
トウズト
Kun
あたまかしら-がしらかぶり
Nanori
かみがみちゃんつむりづ
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
抜
slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
7 strokesFrequency 726JLPT N2Grade 8
On
バツハツハイ
Kun
ぬ.く-ぬ.くぬ.きぬ.けるぬ.かすぬ.かる
Nanori
ぬき
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