いちりゅう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading
2. characteristic; peculiar; unique
Noun
3. school (e.g. of a performance art)
4. one flag; one banner; one streamer
also written as 一旒
Pitch accent
ちりゅう
Composed of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
first-class hotel
top university; leading university; first-rate university
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
Examples (3 in total)
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
Many of the city's leading restaurants close down for the whole of August.
No matter how you look at it, Satoshi Kon was a top class director and mangaka.