No. 3,994 in Japanese
ダントツ
"ダントツ" means "far and away the best; by far the top; unmatched."
In a sentence
この店のケーキはダントツでおいしいです。
The cakes from this shop are by far the most delicious.
ダントツ is used here to indicate being the clear best or leading in comparison.
彼はダントツの成績で合格した。
He passed with top-notch grades.
ダントツ conveys achieving something with outstanding result or performance.
ダントツの人気を誇るアーティストです。
He is an artist with undeniably outstanding popularity.
ダントツ is employed here to denote exceptional popularity or recognition.
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