【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜きっての（~kitteno）

2020年5月5日 2024年10月14日

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Explanation：〜きっての

Meaning
"〜の中なかで一番いちばんの”
組織そしき、地域ちいき、グループなどの中なかで優秀ゆうしゅうなものや、代表だいひょうするものを表あらわします。
Used to emphasize that someone or something is the most outstanding, exceptional, or notable in a particular group or category. It highlights that the subject is regarded as the best or the most prominent among others in the same context. This expression is often used in positive evaluations, focusing on the excellence or prominence of a person, place, or thing.

Form
N + きっての

Points

Superlative: "〜きっての" is used to emphasize that something or someone is the best, most prominent, or most remarkable in a given group or context.
Formal and Emphatic: This expression is somewhat formal and provides an emphatic tone to the description.

JLPT Level
N1

Sample sentenes

東京とうきょうタワーは東京きっての観光地かんこうちだ。
Tokyo Tower is one of the top tourist spots in Tokyo.

彼女かのじょはクラスきっての人気者にんきものだ。
She is the most popular person in the class.

トムさんはこの学校がっこうきっての天才てんさいだ。
Tom is the genius of this school.

京都きょうときっての観光地かんこうちといえば「清水寺きよみずでら」だろう。
When it comes to top tourist spots in Kyoto, Kiyomizu Temple is definitely one.

彼かれはクラスきってのオタクだ。
He is the biggest otaku in the class.

彼かれはこの街まちきっての名医めいいだ。
He is the most renowned doctor in this town.