チャンピオン also: チャンピョン · チャンピォン · チャンピヨン
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 がチャンピオンになる someone becomes champion
He became the world champion.
チャンピオンのタイトルを 獲かく 得とく する to win the champion title
She won the champion title.
チャンピオンに 挑ちょう 戦せん する to challenge the champion
The rookie fighter challenged the champion.
チャンピオンを 破やぶ る to defeat the champion
An unknown player defeated the reigning champion.
Related words 優勝者 is the more native, kanji-based term for the winner of a tournament, while チャンピオン carries a grander, title-holder nuance.
王者 evokes a dominant, reigning ruler-like figure, whereas チャンピオン simply denotes the holder of a title.
勝者 broadly means the victor of any contest, while チャンピオン specifically refers to a championship titleholder.
覇者 has a literary, historical flavor suggesting supremacy through conquest, while チャンピオン is the everyday word for a titleholder in sports or contests.
Word family championship
world champion
championship belt
championship ring
pennant; champion flag
defending champion
Written forms チャンピオン Usage 99%
Standard and high-priority katakana spelling.
チャンピョン Usage 1%
Attested variant spelling and pronunciation; less standard than チャンピオン .
チャンピォン
Attested rare variant; use チャンピオン in ordinary writing.
チャンピヨン
Attested rare variant spelling; use チャンピオン in modern standard writing.
Etymology Katakana form used for the concept expressed by English “champion”; no detailed language-of-origin record is specified.
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