屈くっ指し

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

leading; foremost; one of the best

Used as a pre-noun modifier (屈指の + noun) to describe something or someone that ranks among the top in a field or category. Often found in formal or written contexts.

• 彼かれは日本にほん屈くっ指しのピアニストだ。

  He is one of Japan's foremost pianists.

• この地ち域いきは国こく内ない屈くっ指しの米こめどころとして知しられている。

  This region is known as one of the country's leading rice-producing areas.