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ランキング (rankingu) Japanese meaning: ranking | Kotomora

ランキング

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Meanings

1

ranking; rankings

General term for a ranking list or the act of ranking. Used in sports, sales, popularity, etc.

このサイトで人にん気きのゲームのランキングを見みられる。

You can see the ranking of popular games on this site.

彼かれは世せ界かいランキングで1位いになった。

He reached number one in the world rankings.

2

toplist; ranking list

Often refers to a published list of top items, such as websites, products, or search results.

検けん索さくエンジンのランキングで上じょう位いに表ひょう示じされるように工く夫ふうする。
We optimize our site to appear higher in search engine rankings.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉のランキングを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce the ranking of something
来らい週しゅう、今こん年ねんの人にん気き映えい画がのランキングを発はっ表ぴょうします。
Next week, we'll announce this year's ranking of popular movies.
〈物もの〉がランキング上じょう位いに入はいるfor something to place in the top ranks of a ranking
この曲きょくは音おん楽がくランキング上じょう位いに入はいった。
This song made it into the top of the music rankings.
ランキング1いち位いを獲かく得とくするto win first place in the ranking
彼かれは世せ界かいランキング1位いを獲かく得とくした。
He won first place in the world ranking.
〈物もの〉のランキングをチェックするto check the ranking of something
毎まい朝あさ、株かぶ価かのランキングをチェックしている。
Every morning, I check the stock price rankings.

Related words· 6

順じゅん位いN2sense 1
順位 is the native Japanese word for a numerical rank or standing, often used in formal contexts like sports or exam results, while ランキング is a loanword used more casually for popularity lists and rankings.
格かく付づけ sense 2
格付け refers to an official grading or rating (as with credit or quality), whereas ランキング is a more general, often informal list ordering items by rank.
序じょ列れつ sense 1
序列 emphasizes a fixed hierarchical order (e.g. seniority or social rank), while ランキング is typically a dynamic, comparative list that can change over time.
番ばん付づけ
ランキング is a general loanword for any ranking, while 番付 carries a traditional Japanese feel and is most strongly tied to sumo.

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売うれ筋すじランキング
ランキング is any general ranking list, while 売れ筋ランキング specifically ranks items by sales popularity.
シード
ランキング is a general ranking of players or teams, whereas シード specifically means the protected bracket position assigned based on that ranking.

Word family

売うれ筋すじランキング
best-selling products ranking; top-sellers list
アクセスランキング
access ranking; most-viewed ranking

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'ranking'.