いちりゅう – Vocabulary details

いちりゅう

Meanings

Adjective (の)

Noun

1. first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading; eminent; top

どれをとっても一いち流りゅうといっていい。Any of them can be called first-class.

2. characteristic (of); peculiar (to); unique (to)

それは彼かれ一いち流りゅうの冗じょう談だんだった。That was one of his typical jokes.

Noun

3. school (e.g. of flower arrangement)

4. one flag; one banner; one streamer

also written as 一旒

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

い

ちりゅう

Used in: 3

Composed of

いち

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

りゅう

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

ちょういちりゅう

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

いちりゅうホテル

first-class hotel

いちりゅうだいがく

top university; leading university; first-rate university

だいいちりゅう

first-class

にてんいちりゅう

style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

いちりゅうはん

not quite first-class; between first and second class; semi-first-class

いちりゅうかいしゃ

top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company

いちりゅうきぎょう

top-ranking company; first-class company; leading company

Examples (11 in total)

それは彼かれいちりゅうの冗じょう談だんだった。

That was one of his typical jokes.

あれも彼かの女じょいちりゅうの気き配くばりだね。

That's another example of her own special brand of thoughtfulness.

彼かれは仕し事ごとの能のう力りょくもいちりゅうらしい。

His work ability is also said to be first-rate.