にかけては Excellence in a field にかけては
Where it fits Neutral Spoken Written
Used naturally in conversation and writing for praise, confident self-assessment, recommendations, reviews, and comparisons. The surrounding sentence may be casual or polite.
What the pattern highlights The noun before にかけては
Skills and measurable strengths Typical endings make the favorable judgment unmistakable.
彼かれ はほう ちょう 店みせ で一いち 番ばん だ。
When it comes to handling a kitchen knife, he is the best in the restaurant.
私わたし はあん ざん はや 誰だれ にも負ま けません。
When it comes to speed in mental arithmetic, I am second to none.
佐さ 藤とう さんはさ ぎょう せい かく 随ずい 一いち です。
Ms. Sato is the best on the team when it comes to accuracy.
Products and services この新しん 型がた はしょう せい のう 同どう 価か 格かく 帯たい の製せい 品ひん に負ま けない。
In energy efficiency, this new model is as good as any product in the same price range.
このホテルはせっ きゃく てい ねい 一いち 流りゅう だと評ひょう 判ばん だ。
This hotel is renowned for its first-rate attentive service.
Do not use it as a merely neutral topic marker にかけては
Do not confuse it with a time or place range The same-looking sequence can occur in a time or place range, commonly after から
台たい 風ふう はこん や あした あさ 接せっ 近きん する見み 込こ みです。
The typhoon is expected to approach between tonight and tomorrow morning.
This marks a time range, not a field of strength.
Translate the evaluation, not just the marker “When it comes to” is often a useful English opening, but it does not by itself express excellence. Make sure the translation also preserves the strong evaluation that follows, such as “the best,” “first-rate,” or “second to none.”
More examples 彼かの 女じょ はふる えい が ち しき 右みぎ に出で る者もの がいない。
No one surpasses her in knowledge of old films.
この店みせ はさかな せん ど 地ち 域いき で一いち 番ばん だ。
This shop is the best in the area for the freshness of its fish.
弟おとうと はりょう り うで 引ひ けを取と らない。
My younger brother can hold his own even against professionals when it comes to cooking.
あの会かい 社しゃ の配はい 送そう サービスははや 定てい 評ひょう がある。
That company's delivery service has an established reputation for speed.
このカメラはくら ば しょ が しつ 競きょう 合ごう 機き 種しゅ より優すぐ れている。
This camera outperforms competing models in image quality under low-light conditions.
山やま 本もと 先せん 生せい はむずか ない よう わ せつ めい ぎ じゅつ 一いち 流りゅう だ。
Professor Yamamoto is first-rate at explaining difficult material clearly.
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