トップ

〈事こと〉がトップを飾かざるfor something to be featured as the top (headline) story
そのニュースは新しん聞ぶんのトップを飾かざった。
That news made the front-page headline.
トップに戻もどるto return to the home page (top page) of a website
ボタンを押おすとトップに戻もどります。
Pressing the button takes you back to the home page.
〈場ば所しょ〉のトップが〈動どう詞し〉the top executive of an organization does something
会かい社しゃのトップが会かい見けんを開ひらいた。
The company's top executive held a press conference.
〈人ひと〉がトップを走はしるto be in the lead; to be running in first place
彼かれはマラソンでトップを走はしっている。
He is running in first place in the marathon.
トップが交こう代たいするfor leadership to change hands
政せい府ふのトップが交こう代たいした。
The government's top leader was replaced.
〈人ひと〉がトップに輝かがやくto shine as number one; to win first place
彼かの女じょは大たい会かいでトップに輝かがやいた。
She took first place at the competition.

Expressions

上うえN5sense 1
上 is the plain native word for the upper side or above, while トップ is the more modern, layout- or ranking-oriented term for the top part.
首しゅ位い sense 2
首位 is a formal, often written word for first place in a ranking, whereas トップ is the everyday, conversational equivalent.
社しゃ長ちょうN5sense 3
社長 specifically means 'company president', while トップ is a general term that can refer to the top person in any organization.
トップページ sense 4
トップページ is the full term for a website's home page, and トップ is its common abbreviated form in Internet contexts.

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一いち位い sense 2
一位 literally means 'rank one' and is used for concrete rankings, while トップ is a looser, more casual way to say 'first place'.
トッパー
トップ means the top, highest part, or leading position, while トッパー refers to a separate item placed on top of something else, like a cake decoration.
一いち番ばん手て
トップ is a general loanword for 'top' or 'first place', while 一番手 specifically denotes the person holding that leading position.
筆ひっ頭とう
トップ is a casual, everyday word for 'top' or 'first', whereas 筆頭 is a more formal term typically used in written or official contexts like lists and titles.
先せん頭とうN2
トップ is a loanword commonly used for rankings or the top spot, while 先頭 is more general and often describes physical or sequential front positions.
ナンバーワン
トップ can refer to the top or leading position generally (including leadership or the front/upper part), while ナンバーワン more directly emphasizes being ranked first or the single best.
ダントツ
トップ just means 'first place' or 'the top', while ダントツ adds the nuance of a huge, uncontested lead rather than merely being number one.

ボトム
トップ refers to the top or upper part, the direct opposite of ボトム's lowest-part sense.

ポップ
トップ (top; first place) is visually similar to ポップ in katakana but refers to rank or position, not style or stack operations.

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トップコート
topcoat; light overcoat · topcoat (paint, varnish) · top coat (nail polish)
トップガン
top gun; big cheese; top dog
デスクトップN3
desktop · desktop computer · desktop (screen)
トップ下した
attacking midfielder
トップ屋や
scoop-getting freelance journalist
キートップ
keytop
トップギア
top gear
トップ会かい談だん
summit meeting; top-level talks
ブラトップ
bra top; built-in bra top
プルトップ
pull-top; pop-top; pull tab
ベアトップ
bare-shoulder top; off-the-shoulder clothing
企き業ぎょうトップ
top management; senior executives; corporate leadership

A katakana vocabulary item; no language-of-origin or historical etymology is specified.