強豪
Meanings
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powerhouse; strong contender; overwhelming strength
Refers to a person, team, or entity with formidable strength, especially in competitive contexts like sports or business. Can also denote the abstract quality of overwhelming strength.
He was the ace pitcher at a powerhouse high school baseball program.
Our next opponent is the league's strongest team.
Usage patterns
- 〈相手〉の強豪と対戦するto face off against a powerhouse (team/opponent)
In the final, we ended up facing the local powerhouse team.
- 強豪を破るto defeat a powerhouse
An unknown high school became a talking point after beating a powerhouse team.
- 強豪がひしめくto be packed with powerhouses (of a tournament, league, etc.)
This league is packed with powerhouse teams, so winning isn't easy.