Usage patterns 次じ 点てん となる to become the runner-up
He ended up as the runner-up in the vote and missed being elected.
次じ 点てん で 落らく 選せん する to lose out by finishing as the runner-up
She lost the election, finishing as the runner-up.
次じ 点てん に 終お わる to end up in the runner-up position
The contest ended with a runner-up finish, but it was still a good experience.
Related words 準優勝 specifically means second place in a sports competition or tournament, while 次点 is broader and can mean the next-ranked candidate below any winner or cutoff, including in elections and contests.
次点 refers specifically to the second-place score or vote count in a contest, while 次席 refers more broadly to the second-ranked position or person.
Opposites 優勝 is the top winner of a competition, while 次点 is the position that comes right after the winner.
当選 means being elected or chosen, whereas 次点 describes the highest-ranked candidate who was not chosen, falling just short of election.
Don't confuse with 次席 is a formal title meaning the person second in rank or seniority within an organization, while 次点 refers to the runner-up ranking in a competition, vote, or selection process.
落選 simply means failing to be elected or selected, while 次点 specifically identifies the highest-ranking candidate among those who were not chosen.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 次 , meaning 'next,' and 点 , meaning 'point' or 'score'; the compound is conventionally used for the next-highest scored or ranked position.
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