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Zach

屈指

Reading

Kana: くっし
Romaji: kusshi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
adj-no
1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

Kanji

屈
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit
指
Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Example Sentence

彼女(かのじょ)は日本(にっぽん)で屈指(くっし)の優(すぐ)れたテニスの選手(せんしゅ)であると言(い)っても過言(かごん)ではない。
➥It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
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